[syslog-ng]odd problem

jon@dumbo.pobox.com jon@dumbo.pobox.com
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:50:03 -0400


hrm..i guess i'll upgrade both the client and the server, then test it out....
i will let everyone know if a new version fixes it...

On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 10:30:12AM +0200, Balazs Scheidler wrote:
| On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 01:51:27PM -0400, jon@dumbo.pobox.com wrote:
| > i noticed yesterday that syslog-ng won't log to anything in a destination() section if
| > one of them fails.
| > 
| > we have a remote logging machine colocated somewhere...here is its config(just the useful stuff)
| > 
| > destination macrogenerateddaily {
| >             tcp(208.210.124.50 port(514));
| >             file("/var/log/ng/$HOST/$YEAR$MONTH$DAY/$FACILITY.$PRIORITY" dir_per
| > m(0755) perm(0644));
| > };
| > 
| > destination macrogeneratedhourly {
| >             tcp(208.210.124.50 port(514));
| >             file("/var/log/ng/$HOST/$YEAR$MONTH$DAY/$FACILITY.$PRIORITY.$HOUR" d
| > ir_perm(0755) perm(0644));
| > };
| > 
| > 
| > now....we lost internet connectivity (so the tcp link failed)
| > unfortunately, it also stopped logging to the disk.
| > does it log to destinations, then just die as soon as one fails?
| 
| no, it shouldn't. destinations are completely independent.
| 
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| Bazsi
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