[syslog-ng] Log to syslog file, filter from fifo

[Fekete Róbert]

On Friday, November 25, 2011 17:02 CET, "Lay, James" <james.lay at wincofoods.com> wrote: 
 
> Topic says it.  I think I have a pretty simple layout:
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> log {
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>         source(s_local);
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>         filter(f_firewall);
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>         destination(d_file);
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>         destination(fifo);
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> };
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> Can I change this to:
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> log {
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>         source(s_local);
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>         destination(d_file);
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>         filter(f_firewall);
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>         destination(fifo);
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> };
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> ?  Will this log to file, then filter, then go to fifo?  Thanks and hope
> this isn't a silly question...I read this from the admin guide:
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Yes, it should work that way.

Regards, 

Robert
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> Log statements are processed in the order they appear in the
> configuration file, thus the order of log paths may influence what
> happens to a message, especially when using filters and log flags.
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> So I'm hoping that is the case.  Thank you.
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> James
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