[syslog-ng] Upgrade from 1.6.11 to 2.0.7: Gotchas?

[jrhendri at maine.rr.com]

Chris,

  You may want to look at your (existing) config file.

If memory serves, there were some changes in the way syslog-ng parses
"non-standard" facilities between 1.x and 2.x versions if I recall.

This may not be something you even do, in which case - no issue.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ivey, Chris" <Chris.ivey at acs-inc.com>
Date: Monday, January 14, 2008 8:34 am
Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] Upgrade from 1.6.11 to 2.0.7: Gotchas?
To: Syslog-ng users' and developers' mailing list
<syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu>

> Thanks, Bazsi!  I was wondering if there is anything documented on the
> upgrade path, or if there is anything documented on the downgrade 
> if the
> upgrade is not successful.  I like to have documents to fall back 
> on, when I
> try to do something for the first time.  :o)  Thanks!!!
> 
> Chris Ivey
> 
> Affiliated Computer Services
> Enterprise Management Integration Services
> Infrastructure Management Senior Analyst
> 
> chris.ivey at acs-inc.com
> 
> "I have not failed, I have simply found 10,000 ways which do not 
> work!" --
> Thomas Edison
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: syslog-ng-bounces at lists.balabit.hu
> [mailto:syslog-ng-bounces at lists.balabit.hu] On Behalf Of Balazs 
> ScheidlerSent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:10 AM
> To: Syslog-ng users' and developers' mailing list
> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] Upgrade from 1.6.11 to 2.0.7: Gotchas?
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 08:03 -0600, Ivey, Chris wrote:
> > Folks, 
> >         I need to upgrade my syslog-ng from 1.6.11 to 2.0.7 since we
> > now are using devices with high resolution timestamps.  As I 
> inherited> these machines, and had not worked with syslog-ng prior 
> to getting
> > them, I was wondering if anyone could let me know if there were any
> > gotchas for the upgrade.  Can I upgrade in place?  Do I need to make
> > backups of any files?  Things of this nature.  Thanks, all!
> > 
> 
> You can upgrade in place, the 2.0 version is upward compatible with
> 1.6.x, however as it is a complete rewrite, I'd suggest you to run the
> configuration file on a 2.0 first to see if it parses ok.
> 
> Once the configuration file is processed by the new version then most
> probably it will work well.
> 
> You can upgrade in place as if you encounter problems you can 
> always go
> back to 1.6.x without pain.
> 
> -- 
> Bazsi
> 
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