[syslog-ng] connecting to mongodb

[Peter Czanik]

Hello,

When I try to use mongodb, I receive the following error message:

Feb  2 15:33:54 linux-8k4b syslog-ng[9403]: syslog-ng starting up;
version='3.3.0alpha0'
Feb  2 15:33:54 linux-8k4b syslog-ng[9403]: Error connecting to MongoDB;
Feb  2 15:33:54 linux-8k4b syslog-ng[9403]: Error connecting to MongoDB;
Feb  2 15:33:54 linux-8k4b syslog-ng[9403]: Network error while
inserting into MongoDB; time_reopen='60'

The relevant part of my syslog-ng.conf is (taken from an earlier e-mail
on the list):

  destination d_mongodb {
    mongodb(
      host("localhost")
      port(27017)
      database("syslog-ng")
      collection("logs")
      keys("date", "facility", "level", "host", "program", "pid", "message")
      values("${R_YEAR}-${R_MONTH}-${R_DAY}
${R_HOUR}:${R_MIN}:${R_SEC}", "$FACILITY", "$LEVEL", "$HOST","$PROGRAM",
"$PID", "$MSGONLY")
    );
  };

log { source(s_local); destination(d_mongodb); };

Version (latest git) compiled on openSUSE factory:

linux-8k4b:/usr/local/etc # /usr/local/sbin/syslog-ng -V
syslog-ng 3.3.0alpha0
Installer-Version: 3.3.0alpha0
Revision:
Compile-Date: Feb  2 2011 14:27:08
Enable-Debug: off
Enable-GProf: off
Enable-Memtrace: off
Enable-Sun-STREAMS: off
Enable-IPv6: on
Enable-Spoof-Source: on
Enable-TCP-Wrapper: on
Enable-SSL: on
Enable-SQL: on
Enable-Linux-Caps: off
Enable-Pcre: on
Enable-Pacct: off
linux-8k4b:/usr/local/etc #

Using tcpdump I can't even see a connection attempt. Connecton using
mongodb tools work fine.

linux-8k4b:/usr/local/etc # mongo --version
MongoDB shell version: 1.6.6-pre-

But as packets don't even reach the mongodb server, it's most likely not
a relevant information...

Bye,

-- 
Peter Czanik (CzP) <czanik at balabit.hu>
BalaBit IT Security / syslog-ng upstream
http://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/