On Thu, 2009-02-12 at 09:52 +0800, Charles Chan wrote:
I use time_zone instead timezone,configuration like this =========================================================== template apache_template { template("$DAY-$HOUR $S_DAY-$S_HOUR $R_DAY-$R_HOUR $MSGONLY\n"); template_escape(no); }; destination us_int_apache { file("/disk2/apache_logs/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY/$HOST.apache.log" timezone("PST8PDT") template(apache_template)); }; ============================================================ service can start,but the problem still exists. the file is stored in the /disk2/apache_logs/2009-02-12 generated log is: 11-17 11-17 11-17 222.69.201.23 - - - [11/Feb/2009:17:37:03 -0800] "GET /atmgateway.client.html ................... two date string still difference. I use syslog-ng 3.0.1 OSE version,is this OSE version problem?
The PE and OSE versions are the same in this regard. Apart from the concrete differences listed on our website, I work hard to keep the two versions in sync. So let me try to understand your problem a bit deeper... Sorry for not having done so previously. Sometimes I just reply without really thinking through problems in the question. hmm.. as I see your problem seems to be that the name of the file and the _content_ of the file contains a different timestamp. Right? This is intentional. When expanding the macros in the name of the files, syslog-ng _always_ uses the server-side, local timezone. The timezone used in the content of the file can be controlled using the time_zone() option. Currently there's no way to control the filename zone offset. The reasoning behind that was that I already found the timezone related configuration options too complex, and I didn't see the need so far. I felt that agregating logs based on the _received timestamp_ is more trustworthy (because clients are free to specify a timestamp they feel-like), and that is in local timezone anyway. Also, noone else has complained previously :) That said, I'm willing to add another option to control the timezone used when expanding the filename, if you really think that solves your problem. -- Bazsi