On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 09:39:18AM +0100, Clemson, Chris wrote:

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Hello! We are trying to use syslog-ng to log messages from several servers. We get quite a few "dropped" messages from syslog-ng saying between 70 and 290 are being dropped each time. According to the list, it sounds like we need to increase out UDP receive buffer size.

If syslog-ng reports dropped messages in itself, increasing UDP receive buffer will not help, as syslog-ng itself has already pulled the message.

ah, i see.

Message drops within syslog-ng might happen because one or more of the destinations process messages slower than the sources. If you only have file destinations then increasing log_fifo_size() might help.

it seems, after a bit more fiddling around, that it is a problem when logging to mysql (i didn't realise we were still logging to it). when we stop logging to mysql, 0 lines are dropped. is there anything we can do to buffer logging to mysql? thanks, chris -- The content of this e-mail is confidential, may contain privileged material and is intended solely for the recipient(s) named above. If you receive this in error, please notify Software AG immediately and delete this e-mail. Software AG (UK) Limited Registered in England & Wales 1310740 Registered Office: Hudson House, Hudson Way, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8HS