[syslog-ng] Error starting syslog-ng

Fabien Bagard fabien.bagard at parrot.com
Wed Jan 19 17:36:35 CET 2011


I am using syslog-ng 2.0.9

I don't know why this config doesn't work.

It was working on the very same box before a re-installation. Base 
system is the same : Debian Lenny. syslog-ng is the latest available in 
the repos.

Thanks for your help

On 01/19/2011 05:22 PM, Patrick H. wrote:
> Actually, what version of syslog-ng are you using? According to the 
> docs, tls was only available in the premium edition until 3.0. So if 
> youre using something older, that might be why.
>
> -Patrick
>
> Sent: Wed Jan 19 2011 09:19:55 GMT-0700 (Mountain Standard Time)
> From: Patrick H. <syslogng at feystorm.net>
> To: Syslog-ng users' and developers' mailing list 
> <syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu>
> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] Error starting syslog-ng
>> Hrm, when I looked at the docs I was seeing dash, however I looked 
>> through some more and I see both dash and underscore. Doc bug?
>>
>> Anyway I cant see anything else wrong with it :-/
>>
>> -Patrick
>>
>> Sent: Wed Jan 19 2011 09:09:33 GMT-0700 (Mountain Standard Time)
>> From: Fabien Bagard <fabien.bagard at parrot.com>
>> To: syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu
>> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] Error starting syslog-ng
>>> I am pretty sure it is an underscore. But I tried and neither dash 
>>> nor underscore solve my problem.
>>>
>>> On 01/19/2011 05:03 PM, Patrick H. wrote:
>>>> Its a dash in the 'peer-verify' not underscore as 'peer_verify'. 
>>>> See if that solves it.
>>>>
>>>> -Patrick
>>>>
>>>> Sent: Wed Jan 19 2011 01:31:36 GMT-0700 (Mountain Standard Time)
>>>> From: Fabien Bagard <fabien.bagard at parrot.com>
>>>> To: syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu
>>>> Subject: [syslog-ng] Error starting syslog-ng
>>>>> Hi list !
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a problem to start syslog-ng. I got a syntax error on line 
>>>>> in bold :
>>>>>
>>>>> ######
>>>>> # sources
>>>>>
>>>>> # all known message sources
>>>>> source s_all {
>>>>>     # message generated by Syslog-NG
>>>>>     internal();
>>>>>     # standard Linux log source (this is the default place for the 
>>>>> syslog()
>>>>>     # function to send logs to)
>>>>>     unix-stream("/dev/log");
>>>>>     # messages from the kernel
>>>>>     file("/proc/kmsg" log_prefix("kernel: "));
>>>>> };
>>>>>
>>>>> source s_unix {
>>>>>     tcp(
>>>>>         port(514)
>>>>> *        tls(*
>>>>>             key_file("/etc/syslog-ng/certs/logger.parrot.biz.key")
>>>>>             cert_file("/etc/syslog-ng/certs/logger.parrot.biz.crt")
>>>>>             ca_dir("/etc/syslog-ng/certs/CA/")
>>>>>             peer_verify(optional-untrusted)
>>>>>         )
>>>>>     );
>>>>> };
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> But I can't figure out what !
>>>>>
>>>>> Can someone point this error to me ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Fabien Bagard
>>>>> IT Department
>>>>> tel + 33 (0)1 48 03 60 40
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>>>>>
>>>>>    
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Fabien Bagard
>>> IT Department
>>> tel + 33 (0)1 48 03 60 40
>>>
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-- 
Fabien Bagard
IT Department
tel + 33 (0)1 48 03 60 40

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