[syslog-ng]Newbie questions.

[Stephen Amadei]

Hello.

I have been considering changing to syslog-ng for a while now, but I've
been unable to wrap my brain around the idea since I don't exactly
understand how syslog-ng replaces the old syslog.

My first question is just that:  How does syslog-ng replace the syslog?
Do you simply remove klogd and syslogd from running and run syslog-ng
instead?  Is there a sample syslog-ng.conf that I can use to approximate
the old syslog functionality until I get brave enough to tinker with it
myself?

My next concern is the "syslog -a" function.  Where chrooting programs,
I need to create extra /dev/log things by using the -a option.  Can
Syslog-ng also do this?  Does syslog-ng still use the normal /dev/log
device?

I'm sorry if these are simple questions, but I think I will be pretty well
set if I understand how closely to syslog syslog-ng works.

					----Steve
Stephen Amadei
Dandy.NET!  CTO
Atlantic City, NJ