[syslog-ng] logging of auth-priv

Bill Nash billn at bacchus.billn.net
Thu Jan 12 18:00:20 CET 2006


This is kind of a silly question, but did you bounce the syslogd after you 
made that config change? Assuming you're sending this to a syslog-ng 
daemon as a central collection source, where is the syslog-ng daemon 
configured to place logs for that facility/severity combination?

- billn

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Peter Koinange wrote:

>
>
> I have just installed syslog-ng and am logging to a mysql database. I am
> trying to implement a centralized syslog system. Everything is working well
> except for auth-priv facility. I cannot seem to get to them sent to the
> centralized database.
>
> When l run test with logger on the remote computer get the following error
> logger: unknown facility name: auth-priv.
> however syslog on the remove computer has the entry
> # The authpriv file has restricted access.
> authpriv.*                                              /var/log/secure
> and is logging to the secure file with no problems
>
> when I add an entry for the remote compter to send the info
> authpriv.*                                              @host.me.com
>
> the logs do not show up. Can someone advise me on what to I can
>
> Peter Koinange
>
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