[syslog-ng] 3.01 facility(syslog) returns an error

Tim Boyer tim at denmantire.com
Fri Feb 13 13:08:42 CET 2009


 

> Hi,
> 
> > Continuing with my 3.01 install.  My .conf files contains 
> on line 61:
> >
> > filter fprinceton_syslog { facility(syslog); };
> >
> > [root at princeton src]# ./syslog-ng -s
> > syntax error in /usr/local/etc/syslog-ng.conf at line 61.
> >
> > However, if I change that to the numeric equivalent:
> >
> > filter fprinceton_syslog { facility(5); };
> >
> > [root at princeton src]# ./syslog-ng -s
> > [root at princeton src]#
> >
> > the error goes away.
> 
> Both issues have been fixed already, but there is no official release
> containing the
> fixes. You could pull the fixes from the git tree, see
> 
> http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/opensource-l
> ogging-system/scm/
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sandor

Will do - thanks much!

-- tim --



More information about the syslog-ng mailing list