[syslog-ng]Configure syslog-ng to act as a central logging server

[Bill Nash]

You'll need a log() directive that includes the destination.

The basic path is:

Log Source -> Optional Filter -> Destination.

- billn

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Ryan McCain wrote:

> Bill,
>
> So I can simply add this to my conf. file (modifying owner, group, perm,
> dir_perm of course) and it will start accepting logs from remote
> servers?
>
>
> Where do I specify which hosts to accept logs from (I'd prefer not to
> use tcp wrappers)?
>
> Thanks again,
> Ryan
>
>>>> Bill Nash <billn@billn.net> 03/31 10:15 am >>>
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Ryan McCain wrote:
>
>> I'm starting to understand the syntax.  However, what part of this
>> statement tells syslog-ng to create a file for each host its receiving
>> logs from?
>
>> destination hosts {
>> file("/var/syslog/HOSTS/$HOST/$YEAR/$MONTH/$HOST-$FACILITY-$YEAR$MONTH$DAY"
>
>> owner(bob) group(llamafood) perm(0755) dir_perm(0755)
> create_dirs(yes));
>
>
> If the file doesn't exist, it will be created. If the directory doesn't
> exist, you need the create_dirs directive.
>
> - billn
>