Re: [syslog-ng] Syslog-ng and External variables

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 08:34:12AM -0400, Robert Blayzor wrote:

rewrite r_host { set(`HOSTNAME`, value("HOST")); };

The backticks replace content, so you end up with a literal in your config. Try this instead: rewrite r_host { set("`HOSTNAME`", value("HOST")); };