[syslog-ng] Rediecting logs

[Alan McKinnon]

On Tuesday 20 April 2010 08:38:51 abhay singh wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I have made changes in syslog-ng.conf to redirect logs coming from other
> server to some specified log file and in some format
> 
> source s_external {
>         udp(port(514));
> };
> source s_stunnel {
>        tcp(ip(127.0.0.1) port(514));
> };
> 
> destination s_external { file("/mydir/syslogs/$HOST_syslog.log" \
>     owner(user) group(group) perm(0600) dir_perm(0700) create_dirs(yes));
> };
> 
> destination s_stunnel { file("/mydir/syslogs/$HOST/syslog.log" \
>     owner(user) group(group) perm(0600) dir_perm(0700) create_dirs(yes));
> };
> 
> log { source(s_external); destination(s_external); };
> log { source(s_stunnel); destination(s_stunnel); };
> 
> But my log file is being created with name "syslog.log" and not as
> "<hostnmae/ip>_syslog.log" neither $HOST directory made, what may be the
> issue?
> 
> Globle options are
> 
> option{
> 
> long_hostname(off);
> sync(0);
> }


Your sources and destinations have the same name. That is not allowed.

Rename the destinations to d_<something>

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