Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 124th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. NEWS Version 4.8.0 of syslog-ng improves FreeBSD and MacOS support ------------------------------------------------------------- Recently One Identity released version 4.8.0 of its open-source log management application. Learn about some of the new features and bug fixes: why upgrade to the latest syslog-ng version, not only on FreeBSD :-) https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/version-4-8-0-of-syslog-ng-... Why it is useful to set the version number in the syslog-ng configuration --------------------------------- The syslog-ng configuration starts with a version number declaration. Up until recently, if it was missing, syslog-ng did not start. With syslog-ng 4.8, this is changing. From this blog, you can learn why version information is useful, what workaround you can use if you do not want to edit your syslog-ng configuration on each update, and what changed in version 4.8. https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/why-it-is-useful-to-set-the... We are switching syslog-ng containers from Debian Testing to Stable ----------------------------------------------------- For many years, the official syslog-ng container and development containers were based on Debian Testing. We are switching to Debian Stable now. Learn about the history and the reasons for the change now. https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/we-are-switching-syslog-ng-... WEBINARS * New webcast: “Log management superpowers: a PAM Essentials case study”. You can watch it at https://www.syslog-ng.com/webcast-ondemand/log-management-superpowers-a-pam-... * You can learn about upcoming webinars and browse recordings of past webinars at https://www.syslog-ng.com/events/ Your feedback and news, or tips about the next issue are welcome. To read this newsletter online, visit: https://syslog-ng.com/blog/ Peter Czanik (CzP) <peter.czanik@oneidentity.com> Balabit (a OneIdentity company) / syslog-ng upstream https://syslog-ng.com/community/ https://twitter.com/PCzanik