[syslog-ng]Ok, I think I've got it now...

[Michael Hargadon]

Good afternoon.

Some time ago I posted a question about matching RegExes and filtering log
messages using Syslog-NG.  After some investigation, I've determined the
following:

1) My regexp's are defined properly
2) Messages are being matched and diverted to the appropriate location
3) The matched messages are still showing up in /var/log/syslog anyways.

Since I'm attempting to monitor about fifty Windows NT computers I need some
way by which I can filter out the more useless messages (document x was
printed, some sucker logged off, etc.).  My configuration is as follows:

options { long_hostnames(off); sync(0); };
source src { unix-stream("/dev/log"); internal(); udp(); file("/proc/kmsg");
};
destination authlog { file("/var/log/auth.log" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination syslog { file("/var/log/syslog" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination cron { file("/var/log/cron.log" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination daemon { file("/var/log/daemon.log" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination kern { file("/var/log/kern.log" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination lpr { file("/var/log/lpr.log" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination mail { file("/var/log/mail.log" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination user { file("/var/log/user.log" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination uucp { file("/var/log/uucp.log" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination null { file("/var/log/filtered" owner("root") group("root")
perm(0666)); };
destination mailinfo { file("/var/log/mail.info" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination mailwarn { file("/var/log/mail.warn" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination mailerr { file("/var/log/mail.err" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination debug { file("/var/log/debug" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination messages { file("/var/log/messages" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };
destination console { usertty("root"); };
destination console_all { file("/dev/tty8"); };
destination xconsole { pipe("/dev/xconsole"); };
destination ppp { file("/var/log/ppp.log" owner("root") group("adm")
perm(0640)); };

# Filters here

filter f_authpriv { facility(auth, authpriv); };
filter f_syslog { not facility(auth, authpriv); };
filter f_cron { facility(cron); };
filter f_daemon { facility(daemon); };
filter f_kern { facility(kern); };
filter f_lpr { facility(lpr); };
filter f_mail { facility(mail); };
filter f_user { facility(user); };
filter f_uucp { facility(uucp); };
filter f_news { facility(news); };
filter f_debug { not facility(auth, authpriv, news, mail); };
filter f_messages { level(info .. warn)
        and not facility(auth, authpriv, cron, daemon, mail, news); };
filter f_emergency { level(emerg); };
filter f_info { level(info); };
filter f_notice { level(notice); };
filter f_warn { level(warn); };
filter f_crit { level(crit); };
filter f_err { level(err); };
filter f_cnews { level(notice, err, crit) and facility(news); };
filter f_cother { level(debug, info, notice, warn) or facility(daemon,
mail); };
filter ppp { facility(local2); };

# Begin NT Event Log Filters Here
# Successful Logon
# one sample only please
filter f_nt0014 { match("POP3 connection accepted from"); };

# Log destinations now please
log  { source(src);  filter(f_nt0014); destination(null); };

log { source(src); filter(f_authpriv); destination(authlog); };
log { source(src); filter(f_syslog); destination(syslog); };
#log { source(src); filter(f_cron); destination(cron); };
log { source(src); filter(f_daemon); destination(daemon); };
log { source(src); filter(f_kern); destination(kern); };
log { source(src); filter(f_lpr); destination(lpr); };
log { source(src); filter(f_mail); destination(mail); };
log { source(src); filter(f_user); destination(user); };
log { source(src); filter(f_uucp); destination(uucp); };
log { source(src); filter(f_mail); filter(f_info); destination(mailinfo); };
log { source(src); filter(f_mail); filter(f_warn); destination(mailwarn); };
log { source(src); filter(f_mail); filter(f_err); destination(mailerr); };
log { source(src); filter(f_news); filter(f_crit); destination(newscrit); };
log { source(src); filter(f_news); filter(f_err); destination(newserr); };
log { source(src); filter(f_news); filter(f_notice);
destination(newsnotice); };
log { source(src); filter(f_debug); destination(debug); };
log { source(src); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); };
log { source(src); filter(f_emergency); destination(console); };

#log { source(src); filter(f_cnews); destination(console_all); };
#log { source(src); filter(f_cother); destination(console_all); };


log { source(src); filter(f_cnews); destination(xconsole); };
log { source(src); filter(f_cother); destination(xconsole); };

log { source(src); filter(ppp); destination(ppp); };


Now, if I receive a message as follows:
Aug  3 12:55:40 Mail Application        236515  Fri Aug 03 12:53:55 2001
1073818460      MSExchange Pop3 Interface    N/A      N/A     Information
xxxxxxx  POP3 connection accepted from xxx.xxx.xxx.xx

I'll see that message pop up in /var/log/filtered.  I'll also see exactly
the same message pop up in /var/log/syslog.  I know I've got to be
overlooking something quite obvious here -- can anyone offer any assistance
with this?

Regards,
Michael Hargadon