Have you verified that packets are being sent from the syslog-ng server? And then on the greylog server? I know that sounds basic but it might show something.Jim______________________________________________________________________________On Wed, Nov 7, 2018, 1:40 PM Rodney Bizzell <hardworker30@gmail.com wrote:Hello,______________________________________________________________________________So I have made the change to my config and sent test messages which will be sent to /var/log/messages but I haven't seen anything in my graylog host. I have done netcat and telnet to make sure the syslog-ng server can connect to graylog server using 12201. I have used syslog-ng -Fevd to see what is happening and it says loading config from syslog-ng and connection established.# syslog-ng -Fevd
Starting to read include file; filename='/etc/syslog-ng/scl.conf', depth='1'
Global value changed; define='scl-root', value='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl'
Global value changed; define='include-path', value='/etc/syslog-ng:/usr/share/syslog-ng/include'
Starting to read include file; filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/system/plugin.conf', depth='2'
Module loaded and initialized successfully; module='system-source'
Finishing include; filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/system/plugin.conf', depth='2'
Starting to read include file; filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/pacct/plugin.conf', depth='2'
Reading path for candidate modules; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='affile.so', module='affile'
Registering candidate plugin; module='affile', context='source', name='file', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='affile', context='source', name='pipe', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='affile', context='destination', name='file', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='affile', context='destination', name='pipe', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='afprog.so', module='afprog'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afprog', context='source', name='program', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afprog', context='destination', name='program', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='afsocket-notls.so', module='afsocket-notls'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='source', name='unix-stream', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='destination', name='unix-stream', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='source', name='unix-dgram', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='destination', name='unix-dgram', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='source', name='tcp', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='destination', name='tcp', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='source', name='tcp6', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='destination', name='tcp6', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='source', name='udp', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='destination', name='udp', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='source', name='udp6', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='destination', name='udp6', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='source', name='syslog', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='destination', name='syslog', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='source', name='network', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-notls', context='destination', name='network', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='afsocket-tls.so', module='afsocket-tls'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='source', name='unix-stream', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='destination', name='unix-stream', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='source', name='unix-dgram', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='destination', name='unix-dgram', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='source', name='tcp', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='destination', name='tcp', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='source', name='tcp6', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='destination', name='tcp6', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='source', name='udp', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='destination', name='udp', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='source', name='udp6', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='destination', name='udp6', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='source', name='syslog', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='destination', name='syslog', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='source', name='network', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket-tls', context='destination', name='network', preference='100'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='afsocket.so', module='afsocket'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='source', name='unix-stream', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='destination', name='unix-stream', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='source', name='unix-dgram', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='destination', name='unix-dgram', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='source', name='tcp', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='destination', name='tcp', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='source', name='tcp6', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='destination', name='tcp6', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='source', name='udp', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='destination', name='udp', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='source', name='udp6', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='destination', name='udp6', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='source', name='syslog', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='destination', name='syslog', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='source', name='network', preference='100'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afsocket', context='destination', name='network', preference='100'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='afstomp.so', module='afstomp'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afstomp', context='destination', name='stomp', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='afuser.so', module='afuser'
Registering candidate plugin; module='afuser', context='destination', name='usertty', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='basicfuncs.so', module='basicfuncs'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='grep', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='if', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='echo', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='length', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='substr', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='strip', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='sanitize', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='lowercase', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='uppercase', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='replace-delimiter', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='+', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='-', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='*', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='/', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='%', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='ipv4-to-int', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='indent-multi-line', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='context-length', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='env', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='confgen.so', module='confgen'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='cryptofuncs.so', module='cryptofuncs'
Registering candidate plugin; module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='uuid', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='hash', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='sha1', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='sha256', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='sha512', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='md4', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='md5', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='csvparser.so', module='csvparser'
Registering candidate plugin; module='csvparser', context='parser', name='csv-parser', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='dbparser.so', module='dbparser'
Registering candidate plugin; module='dbparser', context='parser', name='db-parser', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='linux-kmsg-format.so', module='linux-kmsg-format'
Registering candidate plugin; module='linux-kmsg-format', context='format', name='linux-kmsg', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='syslogformat.so', module='syslogformat'
Registering candidate plugin; module='syslogformat', context='format', name='syslog', preference='0'
Registering candidate plugin; module='syslogformat', context='parser', name='syslog-parser', preference='0'
Reading shared object for a candidate module; path='//usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='system-source.so', module='system-source'
Finishing include; filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/pacct/plugin.conf', depth='2'
Starting to read include file; filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/syslogconf/plugin.conf', depth='2'
Module loaded and initialized successfully; module='confgen'
Finishing include; filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/syslogconf/plugin.conf', depth='2'
Finishing include; filename='/etc/syslog-ng/scl.conf', depth='1'
Module loaded and initialized successfully; module='afsocket-tls'
Module loaded and initialized successfully; module='affile'
Finishing include; content='source confgen system', depth='1'
Module loaded and initialized successfully; module='afuser'
Compiling #unnamed sequence [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling s_sys reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling s_sys sequence [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:2]
Compiling #unnamed junction [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:2]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [#buffer:1:1]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [#buffer:2:1]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:2]
Compiling f_kernel reference [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling f_kernel sequence [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:5]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:5]
Compiling d_cons reference [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling d_cons sequence [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:3]
Compiling #unnamed junction [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:3]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:3]
Compiling #unnamed sequence [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling s_sys reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling f_kernel reference [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling f_kernel sequence [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:5]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:5]
Compiling d_kern reference [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling d_kern sequence [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:4]
Compiling #unnamed junction [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:4]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:4]
Compiling #unnamed sequence [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling s_sys reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_default reference [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_default sequence [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:5]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:5]
Compiling d_mesg reference [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling d_mesg sequence [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:3]
Compiling #unnamed junction [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:3]
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Compiling #unnamed sequence [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling s_sys reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_auth reference [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_auth sequence [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:5]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:5]
Compiling d_auth reference [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling d_auth sequence [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:3]
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Compiling #unnamed sequence [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling s_sys reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_mail reference [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_mail sequence [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
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Compiling d_mail reference [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling d_mail sequence [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:3]
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Compiling #unnamed sequence [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling s_sys reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_emergency reference [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_emergency sequence [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling d_mlal reference [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling d_mlal sequence [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:4]
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Compiling s_sys reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_news reference [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_news sequence [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling d_spol reference [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
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Compiling s_sys reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_boot reference [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_boot sequence [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling #unnamed single [log] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:6]
Compiling d_boot reference [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
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Compiling s_sys reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
Compiling f_cron reference [filter] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:7]
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Compiling s_net reference [source] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:8]
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Compiling d_graylog reference [destination] at [/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:8]
Module loaded and initialized successfully; module='syslogformat'
Module loaded and initialized successfully; module='linux-kmsg-format'
Running application hooks; hook='1'
Running application hooks; hook='3'
syslog-ng starting up; version='3.5.6'
Syslog connection established; fd='9', server='AF_INET(19.211.45.55:12201)', local='AF_INET(0.0.0.0:0)'
Syslog-ng Config
@version:3.5
@include "scl.conf"
# syslog-ng configuration file.
#
# This should behave pretty much like the original syslog on RedHat. But
# it could be configured a lot smarter.
#
# See syslog-ng(8) and syslog-ng.conf(5) for more information.
#
# Note: it also sources additional configuration files (*.conf)
# located in /etc/syslog-ng/conf.d/
options {
flush_lines (0);
time_reopen (10);
log_fifo_size (2500000);
# chain_hostnames (off);
use_dns (no);
use_fqdn (no);
create_dirs (no);
keep_hostname (yes);
};
source s_sys {
system();
internal();
# udp(ip(0.0.0.0) port(514));
};
source s_net {
udp(ip(0.0.0.0) port(514));
#tcp(ip(0.0.0.0) port(514) max-connections(256));
};
destination d_cons { file("/dev/console"); };
destination d_mesg { file("/var/log/messages"); };
destination d_auth { file("/var/log/secure"); };
destination d_mail { file("/var/log/maillog" flush_lines(10)); };
destination d_spol { file("/var/log/spooler"); };
destination d_boot { file("/var/log/boot.log"); };
destination d_cron { file("/var/log/cron"); };
destination d_kern { file("/var/log/kern"); };
destination d_mlal { usertty("*"); };
destination d_graylog {
tcp("graylog."
port (12201)
);
};
filter f_kernel { facility(kern); };
filter f_default { level(info..emerg) and
not (facility(mail)
or facility(authpriv)
or facility(cron)); };
filter f_auth { facility(authpriv); };
filter f_mail { facility(mail); };
filter f_emergency { level(emerg); };
filter f_news { facility(uucp) or
(facility(news)
and level(crit..emerg)); };
filter f_boot { facility(local7); };
filter f_cron { facility(cron); };
log { source(s_sys); filter(f_kernel); destination(d_cons); };
log { source(s_sys); filter(f_kernel); destination(d_kern); };
log { source(s_sys); filter(f_default); destination(d_mesg); };
log { source(s_sys); filter(f_auth); destination(d_auth); };
log { source(s_sys); filter(f_mail); destination(d_mail); };
log { source(s_sys); filter(f_emergency); destination(d_mlal); };
log { source(s_sys); filter(f_news); destination(d_spol); };
log { source(s_sys); filter(f_boot); destination(d_boot); };
log { source(s_sys); filter(f_cron); destination(d_cron); };
log { source(s_net); destination(d_graylog); };
log { source(s_sys); destination(d_graylog); };
# Source additional configuration files (.conf extension only)
@include "/etc/syslog-ng/conf.d/*.conf"
# vim:ft=syslog-ng:ai:si:ts=4:sw=4:et:
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