[syslog-ng] Pattern extraction

[Robert Fekete]

Hi,

The syslog-ng pattern database is capable of extracting fields and classify log 
messages, and with well-structured name-value pairs you can achieve log 
normalization as well. However, currently there are not many well-written and 
tagged patterns available, so probably you'll have to create your own patterns.

You can find some sample patterns and a preliminary schema at the following git 
repository: http://git.balabit.hu/?p=bazsi/syslog-ng-patterndb.git;a=summary
and some other, less-detailed patterns at 
http://www.balabit.com/downloads/files/patterndb-snapshot/

You might also want to check Bazsi's blog (http://bazsi.blogs.balabit.com), it 
has a number of interesting posts about patterndb, and of course the syslog-ng 
adminguide, in particular: 
http://www.balabit.com/dl/html/syslog-ng-ose-v3.1-guide-admin-en.html/concepts_pattern_databases.html 
  and
http://www.balabit.com/dl/html/syslog-ng-ose-v3.1-guide-admin-en.html/reference_parsers_pattern_databases.html

Correlation has to be done with an external application based on the tags/fields 
you assign to your log messages - maybe others already using patterndb can help 
you with the details.

Regards,

Robert

majid as wrote:

> Hi
> Thanks for replying and file.
> I work on network management project(Correlation of logs), my big problem is log classification and extract log field(normalization of logs). Do you have any idea for it? 
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> --- On Thu, 12/8/10, Robert Fekete <frobert at balabit.com> wrote:
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> From: Robert Fekete <frobert at balabit.com>
> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] Pattern extraction
> To: "Syslog-ng users' and developers' mailing list" <syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu>
> Date: Thursday, 12 August, 2010, 4:19 PM
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> majid as wrote:
> 
>> Hi
>> I have problem with pattern extraction from syslog messages. can anyone help me how extract patterns?
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I assume you are trying to use the pattern database (db_parser()). My collegue, 
> Peter Holtzl has written a tutorial about it that you might find useful: 
> http://www.balabit.com/dl/white_papers/syslog-ng-v3.1-whitepaper-message-classification-en.pdf
> 
> Otherwise, please let us know exactly what you are trying to do, how, and what 
> the problem is so we can help you.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert
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