[syslog-ng] Syslogd and syslog-ng

[Rocco Scappatura]

Hello Jim,

> The syslog-ng.conf specifies the user:group used for each destination (as well
> as permissions)
> Here is a quick example, but the manual is pretty comprehensive:
> #!# the main destination directory tree
> destination d_separatedbyhosts {
>   file("/logs/syslog-
> ng/$HOST_FROM/$YEAR/$MONTH/$FACILITY.$PRIORITY.$YEAR.$MONT
> H.$DAY" owner("root") group("syslogng") perm(0640) dir_perm(0750)
> dir_group("sy
> slogng") create_dirs(yes));
> };
> 
> The user and group used is entirely up to you based on how you want to grant
> access to these logs.

This settings doesn't work anyway.

Indeed, I discover that is not a matter of local or non local file system. Infact, umounting the NFS file system from '/data/tmp-backup' I saw that the log isn't write anyway (even if the permissions are properly set to /data dir).
 
I have solved (but I can't really figure out the cause - maybe it is the case to ask to Novell support) mounting the NFS file system under '/var/log/tmp-backup'.

It is really strange for me, but I only can guess that some path are 'protected' by OS.

If someone know something more about this strange behavior I will be happy to get this information.
 
> My NFS comment is simply that if this is a central log server, I question why
> you would be using NFS mounted storage as opposed to local (direct attach or
> SAN) storage - but that is entirely up to you.

You are right but I need to take the file on a NAS server an I have no possibility to link it directly to the log host.

Thanks,

rocsca