[syslog-ng]memory-based ringbuffer

Balazs Scheidler syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu
Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:15:33 +0200


2004-06-03, cs keltezéssel 16:58-kor tc1@mydot.org ezt írta:
> I was just thinking if you have any plans to implement something along
> the lines of a memory-based ringbuffer into Syslog-NG. To me it sounds
> like a useful feature.
> 
> Here the reference to the functionality in BSD:
> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=syslogc&sektion=8
> 
> One alternative possibility that I am aware of would be to use this
> kernel module:
> http://www.circlemud.org/~jelson/software/emlog/
> 
> But I still think that from a manageability point of view it might be
> easier to have this functionality in the syslog daemon. Having it there
> also reduces the number of copying around the same information.

interesting idea, though the feature is primarily meant for diskless
clients where no local storage exists. what is the point for central log
servers? (where syslog-ng is primarily used)

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