[syslog-ng]replacing part of prog name with hostname

Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:28:49 -0500 (EST)

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 I thing you confused it a little...
According to my last message (and a similar thread I created recently)
The problem with the hostname resolving of Solaris is fixed with using:

keep_hostname(no)

But, I would really like to understand what's going on in there.
Is my assumption correct?

Noam

 --- On Thu 01/02, Balazs Scheidler  wrote:From: Balazs Scheidler [mailto: bazsi@balabit.hu]To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.huDate: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 10:43:45 +0100Subject: Re: [syslog-ng]replacing part of prog name with hostnameOn Tue, Dec 31, 2002 at 02:05:34PM -0800, Nate Campi wrote:> I have syslog-ng 1.5.24 on solaris 8, reading from /etc/.syslog_door and> I have a log entry like this:> > Dec 31 13:48:15 larry 6.0[8704]: [ID 702911 local0.warning] [0] Can't> stat file in FlushFile [news/PointCast]: No such file or directory> > ...but the program name was sent from the app was: "ctlds 6.0[8704]:"> and syslog-ng replaced the first part of the messed up program name with> the host's name. > > In the next version, can syslog-ng "learn" that it don't get a hostname> from solaris ever and that the entire text coming in is actually the log> message? I'm losing information this way. I wonder how many other apps> split up the program name and lose data - most people would never know> as end users.the problem is ctlds sends a space in the program name tag, thus syslog-nginterprets 'ctlds' as hostname and '6.0' as program name. askeep_hostname() is set to no it rewrites originating host name.Try setting keep_hostname() to yes, it will not touch the hostname then.-- BazsiPGP info: KeyID 9AF8D0A9 Fingerprint CD27 CFB0 802C 0944 9CFD 804E C82C 8EB1_______________________________________________syslog-ng maillist  -  syslog-ng@lists.balabit.huhttps://lists.balabit.hu/mailman/listinfo/syslog-ngFrequently asked questions at http://www.campin.net/syslog-ng/faq.html

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 I thing you confused it a little...
According to my last message (and a similar thread I created recently)
The problem with the hostname resolving of Solaris is fixed with using:

keep_hostname(no)

But, I would really like to understand what's going on in there.
Is my assumption correct?

Noam

--- On Thu 01/02, Balazs Scheidler < bazsi@balabit.hu > wrote: From: Balazs Scheidler [mailto: bazsi@balabit.hu] To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 10:43:45 +0100 Subject: Re: [syslog-ng]replacing part of prog name with hostname On Tue, Dec 31, 2002 at 02:05:34PM -0800, Nate Campi wrote: > I have syslog-ng 1.5.24 on solaris 8, reading from /etc/.syslog_door and > I have a log entry like this: > > Dec 31 13:48:15 larry 6.0[8704]: [ID 702911 local0.warning] [0] Can't > stat file in FlushFile [news/PointCast]: No such file or directory > > ...but the program name was sent from the app was: "ctlds 6.0[8704]:" > and syslog-ng replaced the first part of the messed up program name with > the host's name. > > In the next version, can syslog-ng "learn" that it don't get a hostname > from solaris ever and that the entire text coming in is actually the log > message? I'm losing information this way. I wonder how many other apps > split up the program name and lose data - most people would never know > as end users. the problem is ctlds sends a space in the program name tag, thus syslog-ng interprets 'ctlds' as hostname and '6.0' as program name. as keep_hostname() is set to no it rewrites originating host name. Try setting keep_hostname() to yes, it will not touch the hostname then. -- Bazsi PGP info: KeyID 9AF8D0A9 Fingerprint CD27 CFB0 802C 0944 9CFD 804E C82C 8EB1 _______________________________________________ syslog-ng maillist - syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu https://lists.balabit.hu/mailman/listinfo/syslog-ng Frequently asked questions at http://www.campin.net/syslog-ng/faq.html <hr>Join Excite! - <a href=http://www.excite.com target=_blank>http://www.excite.com</a> The most personalized portal on the Web!

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