Dear all,
 
  I am a newbie for syslog-ng J, could you please help me to figure out  my issues with syslog-ng.conf ?
 
After modified syslog-ng.conf by adding more source, destination and filter, try to restart syslog-ng by  /etc/init.d/syslog-ng restart
 
Got the following error
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# /etc/init.d/syslog-ng restart
Restarting syslog-ng (via systemctl):  Job for syslog-ng.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status syslog-ng.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
[FAILED]
 
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# systemctl status syslog-ng.service
● syslog-ng.service - LSB: start and stop syslog-NG daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog-ng; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2019-02-26 15:17:04 EST; 30s ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 53303 ExecStop=/etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog-ng stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 292500 ExecReload=/etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog-ng reload (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 53320 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog-ng start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 116276
 
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.083451] WARNING: With use-dns(no), dns-cache() will be forced to 'no' too!;
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.083503] WARNING: With use-dns(no), dns-cache() will be forced to 'no' too!;
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.083554] WARNING: With use-dns(no), dns-cache() will be forced to 'no' too!;
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.250946] Error checking the uniqueness of the persist names, please override it with persist-name op...conf:131:9'
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.250984] Error checking the uniqueness of the persist names, please override it with persist-name op...conf:132:9'
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [FAILED]
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com systemd[1]: syslog-ng.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: start and stop syslog-NG daemon.
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com systemd[1]: Unit syslog-ng.service entered failed state.
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com systemd[1]: syslog-ng.service failed.
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# journalctl -xe
Feb 26 15:05:28 ABCD.com puppet-agent[48945]: Could not send report: getaddrinfo: No address associated with hostname
Feb 26 15:09:40 ABCD.com sshd[51578]: pam_sss(sshd:auth): authentication success; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=m3vrb434.rbc1.royalbank.com user=VL51
Feb 26 15:09:40 ABCD.com sshd[51578]: Accepted password for VL51 from 10.94.201.168 port 62031 ssh2
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com crond[51740]: pam_unix(crond:account): password for user root will expire in 8 days
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com crond[51741]: pam_unix(crond:account): password for user root will expire in 8 days
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com crond[51740]: pam_unix(crond:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com crond[51741]: pam_unix(crond:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com CROND[51743]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com CROND[51742]: (root) CMD (/bin/printf '\n***********************************************************************************\n\n For filesize:' >> /app/
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com CROND[51740]: pam_unix(crond:session): session closed for user root
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com sendmail[51759]: x1QKA2Bw051759: from=root, size=1598, class=-60, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201902262010.x1QKA2Bw051759@ABCD.com>, relay=root@localho
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com sendmail[51759]: x1QKA2Bw051759: to=root, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=139598, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1],
Feb 26 15:10:02 ABCD.com CROND[51741]: pam_unix(crond:session): session closed for user root
Feb 26 15:10:50 ABCD.com sudo[51905]:  VL51 : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/app/syslog-ng/custom/conf ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/su -
Feb 26 15:10:50 ABCD.com su[51909]: (to root) VL51 on pts/0
Feb 26 15:10:50 ABCD.com su[51909]: pam_unix(su-l:session): session opened for user root by VL51(uid=0)
Feb 26 15:15:01 ABCD.com crond[52764]: pam_unix(crond:account): password for user root will expire in 8 days
Feb 26 15:15:01 ABCD.com crond[52764]: pam_unix(crond:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 26 15:15:01 ABCD.com CROND[52765]: (root) CMD (/usr/sbin/logrotate /app/syslog-ng/custom/conf/syslog-ng-rotate.conf)
Feb 26 15:15:01 ABCD.com CROND[52764]: pam_unix(crond:session): session closed for user root
Feb 26 15:17:02 ABCD.com polkitd[1117]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-process:53295:2185270730 (system bus name :1.268 [/usr/bin/pkttyagent --notify-fd 5 --fallback],
Feb 26 15:17:02 ABCD.com systemd[1]: Stopping LSB: start and stop syslog-NG daemon...
-- Subject: Unit syslog-ng.service has begun shutting down
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit syslog-ng.service has begun shutting down.
Feb 26 15:17:02 ABCD.com supervise/syslog-ng[116275]: Daemon exited gracefully, not restarting; exitcode='0'
Feb 26 15:17:03 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53303]: Stopping syslog-ng: [  OK  ]
Feb 26 15:17:03 ABCD.com systemd[1]: Starting LSB: start and stop syslog-NG daemon...
-- Subject: Unit syslog-ng.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit syslog-ng.service has begun starting up.
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: Starting syslog-ng: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.082875] WARNING: With use-dns(no), dns-cache() will be forced to 'no' too!;
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.083333] WARNING: With use-dns(no), dns-cache() will be forced to 'no' too!;
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.083396] WARNING: With use-dns(no), dns-cache() will be forced to 'no' too!;
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.083451] WARNING: With use-dns(no), dns-cache() will be forced to 'no' too!;
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.083503] WARNING: With use-dns(no), dns-cache() will be forced to 'no' too!;
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.083554] WARNING: With use-dns(no), dns-cache() will be forced to 'no' too!;
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.250946] Error checking the uniqueness of the persist names, please override it with persist-name option. Shutting
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [2019-02-26T15:17:04.250984] Error checking the uniqueness of the persist names, please override it with persist-name option. Shutting
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com syslog-ng[53320]: [FAILED]
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com systemd[1]: syslog-ng.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: start and stop syslog-NG daemon.
-- Subject: Unit syslog-ng.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit syslog-ng.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com systemd[1]: Unit syslog-ng.service entered failed state.
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com systemd[1]: syslog-ng.service failed.
Feb 26 15:17:04 ABCD.com polkitd[1117]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-process:53295:2185270730 (system bus name :1.268, object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/Auth
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com crond[53909]: pam_unix(crond:account): password for user root will expire in 8 days
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com crond[53908]: pam_unix(crond:account): password for user root will expire in 8 days
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com crond[53909]: pam_unix(crond:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com crond[53908]: pam_unix(crond:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com CROND[53910]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com CROND[53911]: (root) CMD (/bin/printf '\n***********************************************************************************\n\n For filesize:' >> /app/
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com CROND[53908]: pam_unix(crond:session): session closed for user root
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com sendmail[53926]: x1QKK1vA053926: from=root, size=1805, class=-60, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201902262020.x1QKK1vA053926@ABCD.com>, relay=root@localho
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com sendmail[53926]: x1QKK1vA053926: to=root, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=139805, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1],
Feb 26 15:20:01 ABCD.com CROND[53909]: pam_unix(crond:session): session closed for user root
 
 
Thank you very much for your expertize and instruction!!!!!
 
VL
 
 
 
 
 

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