[syslog-ng]Syslog-ng should have a companion "logger-ng"
Russo, Ben
Ben.Russo@tnsi.com
Fri, 17 May 2002 17:14:20 -0400
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Colleagues,
When testing NetCool or other monitoring triggers it is very handy
to be able to test things with "logger". However logger doesn't have
the ability to test all of the things that syslog-ng can do.
I don't know that much about the network protocol for syslog,
or the system library calls in the various OS's that support local syslog
delivery. However the standard "logger" command has the following
limitations:
1. I can't specify the DESTINATION other than the
default local system (e.g. @somehost(tcp#|udp#) )
without changing my local syslog configuration.
2. I can't spoof the source IP address or source Hostname.
3. I can't spoof the source messages time-stamp.
Could I ask (pretty please) that the kind and generous gods of syslog
programming make a little tiny version of syslog-ng called logger-ng
that can accept command line arguments like the standard logger
command does (with the addition of the above two options)?
I would be willing to trade some work doing documentation of it
and making man pages in exchange? I am a very good writer.
-Ben.
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<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Colleagues,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>When testing NetCool
or other monitoring triggers it is very handy</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>to be able to test
things with "logger". However logger doesn't have</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>the ability to test
all of the things that syslog-ng can do.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know that
much about the network protocol for syslog,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>or the system
library calls i</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>n the various OS's that support local syslog</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>delivery.
However the standard "logger" command has the following </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>limitations:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>1. I can't specify the DESTINATION other than the
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>
default local system (e.g.
@somehost(tcp#|udp#) )</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>
without changing my local syslog configuration.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>2. I can't spoof the source IP address or source
Hostname.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>3. I can't spoof the source messages
time-stamp.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Could I ask (pretty
please) that the kind and generous gods of syslog</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>programming make a
little tiny version of syslog-ng called logger-ng</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>that can accept
command line arguments like the standard logger</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>command does (with
the addition of the above two options)?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would be willing
to trade some work doing documentation of it</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>and making man
pages in exchange? I am a very good writer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940480121-17052002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>-Ben.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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