[syslog-ng] Losing TAG information

[Evan Rempel]

All I can really add is that we have a mix ov AIX 4.3.3 through 5.3 that are logging to a linux syslog-ng 1.6.8 machine 
and we are not experiencing the symptoms that you describe. I have a couple of applications where the tag ends up being 
"syslog" when it should be something else, but that is quite a bit different than removing it entirely.

Evan.

SOLIS, ALEX wrote:
> I appreciate your sympathy but it does not help me with my TAG problem.
> :)
> 
> Anyone else have any idea how to stop syslog-ng from purging the TAG
> information from an AIX syslogd message.  I have successfully sniffed
> syslog traffic between the AIX servers and my LOGHOST.  The TAG (Process
> Name info) is definitely intact on the wire.  This confirms that
> syslog-ng is simply parsing the log message and removing the TAG info.
> 
> I did some more tests on the Linux LOGHOST using the logger utility and
> I found that syslog-ng does not like spaces after the TAG information.
> For example:
> 
> 1)	   Logger -p syslog.info -t "TEST_TAG" "TEST_MESSAGE"
> 	
> 	Generates the log:
> 
> 	   Jun 19 08:42:38 loghost TEST_TAG: TEST_MESSAGE
> 
> 	
> 2)	   Logger -p syslog.info -t "TEST_TAG " "TEST_MESSAGE"
> 
> 	Generates the log:
> 
> 	    Jun 19 08:44:08 loghost : TEST_MESSAGE
> 
> Example two lost the TAG information because of the space after
> TEST_TAG.  I have considered the possibility that the messages being
> sent from the AIX box do not conform to syslog formatting standards and
> therefore syslog-ng discards the field.  But I would like to know if
> there is anything that can be done to stop this behavior. 
> 
> Thanks for all responses, even sympathetic ones. :)
> 
> Alex
> 	
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:09 PM
> To: SOLIS, ALEX
> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] Losing TAG information
> 
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:07:33 CDT, "SOLIS, ALEX" said:
> 
>  (off-list reply)
> 
>> I have about 20 or so AIX 4.3 servers that are sending syslog messages
>> to a Linux desktop running syslog-ng 1.6.5. 
> 
> You have my condolences.  IBM dropped support for even AIX 4.3.3 several
> years ago - hopefully you're not having problems keeping the software
> running and secure...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:09 PM
> To: SOLIS, ALEX
> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] Losing TAG information
> 
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:07:33 CDT, "SOLIS, ALEX" said:
> 
>  (off-list reply)
> 
>> I have about 20 or so AIX 4.3 servers that are sending syslog messages
>> to a Linux desktop running syslog-ng 1.6.5. 
> 
> You have my condolences.  IBM dropped support for even AIX 4.3.3 several
> years ago - hopefully you're not having problems keeping the software
> running and secure...
> 
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Evan Rempel                erempel at uvic.ca
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