[syslog-ng] Problem sending logs to central log server..
Patrick H.
syslogng at feystorm.net
Mon Sep 19 23:35:40 CEST 2011
Seriously, dont remove the mailing list from the recipients. Others may
catch things I miss, or I might be gone for a while, but someone else is
around.
That filter you have only logs warning through emerg, while by default
logger uses notice, which is below warning.
-Patrick
Sent: Mon Sep 19 2011 15:26:05 GMT-0600 (MST)
From: rek2 <rek2gnulinux at gmail.com>
To: Patrick H. <syslogng at feystorm.net>
Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] Problem sending logs to central log server..
> ops! I forgot to uncoment that as well sorry.. so basically do I have
> everything else ok?
> the thing is also that after I migrated to syslog-ng in the BSD things
> are not logging to their place
> in /var/log either Im getting most of the stuff on the /var/log/syslog
> even tho as you can see in my other emails the default config already
> define the destinations for auth etc...
>
> 2011/9/19 Patrick H. <syslogng at feystorm.net
> <mailto:syslogng at feystorm.net>>
>
> Dont forget to leave the mailing list on the list of recips :-)
>
> Anyway, its still commented out in your log {} block. If the log
> block has no source, it wont log anything.
>
> log {
> # source(src_eventdb);
> filter(f_at_least_warn);
> # filter(f_syslog);
> destination(d_eventdb);
> };
>
>
> -Patrick
>
>
>
> Sent: Mon Sep 19 2011 14:43:08 GMT-0600 (MST)
>
> From: rek2 <rek2gnulinux at gmail.com> <mailto:rek2gnulinux at gmail.com>
> To: Patrick H. <syslogng at feystorm.net> <mailto:syslogng at feystorm.net>
> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] Problem sending logs to central log server..
>> Hi Patrick, thanks for your reply, yes you right sorry I did the
>> copy and paste before I uncomented some lines since Im testing
>> here and there..
>>
>> this is how I have it now.. the last part:
>>
>> #syslog-ng2mysql destinations
>>
>> source src_eventdb {
>> unix-stream("/dev/log");
>> udp(ip(0.0.0.0) port(514));
>> };
>>
>> destination d_eventdb {
>> pipe(
>> "/usr/local/icinga/var/rw/syslog-ng.pipe",
>>
>> template("$HOST\t$SOURCEIP\t$PRI\t$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY\t$HOUR:$MIN:$SEC\t$PROGRAM\t$MSG\n")
>> template_escape(no)
>> );
>> };
>>
>> filter f_at_least_warn {
>> # level(warn..emerg);
>> # level(notice..emerg);
>> level(info, notice, warn, crit, err, debug);
>> };
>>
>> log {
>> # source(src_eventdb);
>> filter(f_at_least_warn);
>> # filter(f_syslog);
>> destination(d_eventdb);
>> };
>>
>> #log {
>> # source(src_eventdb);
>> # filter(f_auth);
>> # destination(d_eventdb);
>> #};
>>
>>
>> 2011/9/19 Patrick H. <syslogng at feystorm.net
>> <mailto:syslogng at feystorm.net>>
>>
>> In your server config, the only listener you have on udp port
>> 514 is defined in src_eventdb, and all src_eventdb entries
>> are commented out.
>>
>> -Patrick
>>
>>
>> Sent: Mon Sep 19 2011 11:40:15 GMT-0600 (MST)
>> From: rek2 <rek2gnulinux at gmail.com>
>> <mailto:rek2gnulinux at gmail.com>
>> To: syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu
>> <mailto:syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu>
>> Subject: [syslog-ng] Problem sending logs to central log
>> server..
>>> Hello, I'm trying to sent all my logs from one openbsd
>>> server with syslog-ng to a linux ubuntu central log server
>>> also with syslog-ng of course but only the syslog-ng logs
>>> are been logged..
>>> also when I do a "logger test" for example it gets log
>>> locally but not remotely to the log server...
>>> here are my configs:
>>>
>>> for the log server is basically the defaul of ubuntu with my
>>> addtions at the end.. you will see
>>> some commented is me trying to fix this issue.
>>>
>>>
>>> cat syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
>>> #
>>> # Configuration file for syslog-ng under Debian
>>> #
>>> # attempts at reproducing default syslog behavior
>>>
>>> # the standard syslog levels are (in descending order of
>>> priority):
>>> # emerg alert crit err warning notice info debug
>>> # the aliases "error", "panic", and "warn" are deprecated
>>> # the "none" priority found in the original syslogd
>>> configuration is
>>> # only used in internal messages created by syslogd
>>>
>>>
>>> ######
>>> # options
>>>
>>> options {
>>> # disable the chained hostname format in logs
>>> # (default is enabled)
>>> chain_hostnames(0);
>>>
>>> # the time to wait before a died connection is
>>> re-established
>>> # (default is 60)
>>> time_reopen(10);
>>>
>>> # the time to wait before an idle destination file
>>> is closed
>>> # (default is 60)
>>> time_reap(360);
>>>
>>> # the number of lines buffered before written to file
>>> # you might want to increase this if your disk isn't
>>> catching with
>>> # all the log messages you get or if you want less
>>> disk activity
>>> # (say on a laptop)
>>> # (default is 0)
>>> #sync(0);
>>>
>>> # the number of lines fitting in the output queue
>>> log_fifo_size(2048);
>>>
>>> # enable or disable directory creation for
>>> destination files
>>> create_dirs(yes);
>>>
>>> # default owner, group, and permissions for log files
>>> # (defaults are 0, 0, 0600)
>>> #owner(root);
>>> group(adm);
>>> perm(0640);
>>>
>>> # default owner, group, and permissions for created
>>> directories
>>> # (defaults are 0, 0, 0700)
>>> #dir_owner(root);
>>> #dir_group(root);
>>> dir_perm(0755);
>>>
>>> # enable or disable DNS usage
>>> # syslog-ng blocks on DNS queries, so enabling DNS
>>> may lead to
>>> # a Denial of Service attack
>>> # (default is yes)
>>> use_dns(yes);
>>>
>>> # maximum length of message in bytes
>>> # this is only limited by the program listening on
>>> the /dev/log Unix
>>> # socket, glibc can handle arbitrary length log
>>> messages, but -- for
>>> # example -- syslogd accepts only 1024 bytes
>>> # (default is 2048)
>>> #log_msg_size(2048);
>>>
>>> #Disable statistic log messages.
>>> stats_freq(0);
>>>
>>> # Some program send log messages through a private
>>> implementation.
>>> # and sometimes that implementation is bad. If this
>>> happen syslog-ng
>>> # may recognise the program name as hostname. Whit
>>> this option
>>> # we tell the syslog-ng that if a hostname match
>>> this regexp than that
>>> # is not a real hostname.
>>> bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
>>> keep_hostname (yes);
>>>
>>> };
>>>
>>>
>>> ######
>>> # 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: "));
>>> # use the following line if you want to receive
>>> remote UDP logging messages
>>> # (this is equivalent to the "-r" syslogd flag)
>>> # udp();
>>> };
>>>
>>>
>>> ######
>>> # destinations
>>>
>>> # some standard log files
>>> destination df_auth { file("/var/log/auth.log"); };
>>> destination df_syslog { file("/var/log/syslog"); };
>>> destination df_cron { file("/var/log/cron.log"); };
>>> destination df_daemon { file("/var/log/daemon.log"); };
>>> destination df_kern { file("/var/log/kern.log"); };
>>> destination df_lpr { file("/var/log/lpr.log"); };
>>> destination df_mail { file("/var/log/mail.log"); };
>>> destination df_user { file("/var/log/user.log"); };
>>> destination df_uucp { file("/var/log/uucp.log"); };
>>>
>>> # these files are meant for the mail system log files
>>> # and provide re-usable destinations for {mail,cron,...}.info,
>>> # {mail,cron,...}.notice, etc.
>>> destination df_facility_dot_info {
>>> file("/var/log/$FACILITY.info"); };
>>> destination df_facility_dot_notice {
>>> file("/var/log/$FACILITY.notice"); };
>>> destination df_facility_dot_warn {
>>> file("/var/log/$FACILITY.warn"); };
>>> destination df_facility_dot_err {
>>> file("/var/log/$FACILITY.err"); };
>>> destination df_facility_dot_crit {
>>> file("/var/log/$FACILITY.crit"); };
>>>
>>> # these files are meant for the news system, and are kept
>>> separated
>>> # because they should be owned by "news" instead of "root"
>>> destination df_news_dot_notice {
>>> file("/var/log/news/news.notice" owner("news")); };
>>> destination df_news_dot_err { file("/var/log/news/news.err"
>>> owner("news")); };
>>> destination df_news_dot_crit {
>>> file("/var/log/news/news.crit" owner("news")); };
>>>
>>> # some more classical and useful files found in standard
>>> syslog configurations
>>> destination df_debug { file("/var/log/debug"); };
>>> destination df_messages { file("/var/log/messages"); };
>>>
>>> # pipes
>>> # a console to view log messages under X
>>> destination dp_xconsole { pipe("/dev/xconsole"); };
>>>
>>> # consoles
>>> # this will send messages to everyone logged in
>>> destination du_all { usertty("*"); };
>>>
>>>
>>> ######
>>> # filters
>>>
>>> # all messages from the auth and authpriv facilities
>>> filter f_auth { facility(auth, authpriv); };
>>>
>>> # all messages except from the auth and authpriv facilities
>>> filter f_syslog { not facility(auth, authpriv); };
>>>
>>> # respectively: messages from the cron, daemon, kern, lpr,
>>> mail, news, user,
>>> # and uucp facilities
>>> filter f_cron { facility(cron); };
>>> filter f_daemon { facility(daemon); };
>>> filter f_kern { facility(kern); };
>>> filter f_lpr { facility(lpr); };
>>> filter f_mail { facility(mail); };
>>> filter f_news { facility(news); };
>>> filter f_user { facility(user); };
>>> filter f_uucp { facility(uucp); };
>>>
>>> # some filters to select messages of priority greater or
>>> equal to info, warn,
>>> # and err
>>> # (equivalents of syslogd's *.info, *.warn, and *.err)
>>> filter f_at_least_info { level(info..emerg); };
>>> filter f_at_least_notice { level(notice..emerg); };
>>> filter f_at_least_warn { level(warn..emerg); };
>>> filter f_at_least_err { level(err..emerg); };
>>> filter f_at_least_crit { level(crit..emerg); };
>>>
>>> # all messages of priority debug not coming from the auth,
>>> authpriv, news, and
>>> # mail facilities
>>> filter f_debug { level(debug) and not facility(auth,
>>> authpriv, news, mail); };
>>>
>>> # all messages of info, notice, or warn priority not coming
>>> form the auth,
>>> # authpriv, cron, daemon, mail, and news facilities
>>> filter f_messages {
>>> level(info,notice,warn)
>>> and not
>>> facility(auth,authpriv,cron,daemon,mail,news);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # messages with priority emerg
>>> filter f_emerg { level(emerg); };
>>>
>>> # complex filter for messages usually sent to the xconsole
>>> filter f_xconsole {
>>> facility(daemon,mail)
>>> or level(debug,info,notice,warn)
>>> or (facility(news)
>>> and level(crit,err,notice));
>>> };
>>>
>>>
>>> ######
>>> # logs
>>> # order matters if you use "flags(final);" to mark the end
>>> of processing in a
>>> # "log" statement
>>>
>>> # these rules provide the same behavior as the commented
>>> original syslogd rules
>>>
>>> # auth,authpriv.* /var/log/auth.log
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_auth);
>>> destination(df_auth);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # *.*;auth,authpriv.none -/var/log/syslog
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_syslog);
>>> destination(df_syslog);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # this is commented out in the default syslog.conf
>>> # cron.* /var/log/cron.log
>>> #log {
>>> # source(s_all);
>>> # filter(f_cron);
>>> # destination(df_cron);
>>> #};
>>>
>>> # daemon.* -/var/log/daemon.log
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_daemon);
>>> destination(df_daemon);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # kern.* -/var/log/kern.log
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_kern);
>>> destination(df_kern);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # lpr.* -/var/log/lpr.log
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_lpr);
>>> destination(df_lpr);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # mail.* -/var/log/mail.log
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_mail);
>>> destination(df_mail);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # user.* -/var/log/user.log
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_user);
>>> destination(df_user);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # uucp.* /var/log/uucp.log
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_uucp);
>>> destination(df_uucp);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # mail.info <http://mail.info>
>>> -/var/log/mail.info <http://mail.info>
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_mail);
>>> filter(f_at_least_info);
>>> destination(df_facility_dot_info);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # mail.warn -/var/log/mail.warn
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_mail);
>>> filter(f_at_least_warn);
>>> destination(df_facility_dot_warn);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # mail.err /var/log/mail.err
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_mail);
>>> filter(f_at_least_err);
>>> destination(df_facility_dot_err);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # news.crit /var/log/news/news.crit
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_news);
>>> filter(f_at_least_crit);
>>> destination(df_news_dot_crit);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # news.err /var/log/news/news.err
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_news);
>>> filter(f_at_least_err);
>>> destination(df_news_dot_err);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # news.notice /var/log/news/news.notice
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_news);
>>> filter(f_at_least_notice);
>>> destination(df_news_dot_notice);
>>> };
>>>
>>>
>>> # *.=debug;\
>>> # auth,authpriv.none;\
>>> # news.none;mail.none -/var/log/debug
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_debug);
>>> destination(df_debug);
>>> };
>>>
>>>
>>> # *.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn;\
>>> # auth,authpriv.none;\
>>> # cron,daemon.none;\
>>> # mail,news.none -/var/log/messages
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_messages);
>>> destination(d_eventdb);
>>> };
>>>
>>> # *.emerg *
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_emerg);
>>> destination(du_all);
>>> };
>>>
>>>
>>> # daemon.*;mail.*;\
>>> # news.crit;news.err;news.notice;\
>>> # *.=debug;*.=info;\
>>> # *.=notice;*.=warn |/dev/xconsole
>>> log {
>>> source(s_all);
>>> filter(f_xconsole);
>>> destination(dp_xconsole);
>>> };
>>> #syslog-ng2mysql destinations
>>>
>>> source src_eventdb {
>>> unix-stream("/dev/log");
>>> udp(ip(0.0.0.0) port(514));
>>> };
>>>
>>> destination d_eventdb {
>>> pipe(
>>> "/usr/local/icinga/var/rw/syslog-ng.pipe",
>>>
>>> template("$HOST\t$SOURCEIP\t$PRI\t$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY\t$HOUR:$MIN:$SEC\t$PROGRAM\t$MSG\n")
>>> template_escape(no)
>>> );
>>> };
>>>
>>> filter f_at_least_warn {
>>> # level(warn..emerg);
>>> level(notice..emerg);
>>> };
>>>
>>> log {
>>> # source(src_eventdb);
>>> filter(f_at_least_warn);
>>> # filter(f_syslog);
>>> destination(d_eventdb);
>>> };
>>>
>>> #log {
>>> # source(src_eventdb);
>>> # filter(f_auth);
>>> # destination(d_eventdb);
>>> #};
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> HERE FOR THE BSD/CLIENT SIDE: same here is the default with
>>> openbsd syslog-ng install
>>> with my additions at the end.
>>>
>>> cat /etc/syslog-ng.conf
>>> #
>>> # Syslog-ng example configuration for for Debian GNU/Linux
>>> #
>>> # Copyright (c) 1999 anonymous
>>> # Copyright (c) 1999 Balazs Scheidler
>>> # $Id: syslog-ng.conf.sample,v 1.3 2003/05/20 08:57:27 asd Exp $
>>> #
>>> # Syslog-ng configuration file, compatible with default
>>> Debian syslogd
>>> # installation.
>>> #
>>>
>>> options { long_hostnames(off); sync(0); keep_hostname(yes);
>>> use_dns(yes); stats (3600); };
>>>
>>> #source src { unix-stream("/dev/log"); internal(); };
>>> source src { unix-dgram("/dev/log"); internal(); };
>>> source net { udp(); };
>>>
>>> destination authlog { file("/var/log/auth.log"); };
>>> destination syslog { file("/var/log/syslog"); };
>>> destination cron { file("/var/log/cron.log"); };
>>> destination daemon { file("/var/log/daemon.log"); };
>>> destination kern { file("/var/log/kern.log"); };
>>> destination lpr { file("/var/log/lpr.log"); };
>>> destination user { file("/var/log/user.log"); };
>>> destination uucp { file("/var/log/uucp.log"); };
>>> destination ppp { file("/var/log/ppp.log"); };
>>> destination mail { file("/var/log/mail.log"); };
>>>
>>> destination mailinfo { file("/var/log/mail.info
>>> <http://mail.info>"); };
>>> destination mailwarn { file("/var/log/mail.warn"); };
>>> destination mailerr { file("/var/log/mail.err"); };
>>>
>>> destination newscrit { file("/var/log/news/news.crit"); };
>>> destination newserr { file("/var/log/news/news.err"); };
>>> destination newsnotice { file("/var/log/news/news.notice"); };
>>>
>>> destination debug { file("/var/log/debug"); };
>>> destination messages { file("/var/log/messages"); };
>>> destination console { usertty("root"); };
>>> destination console_all { file("/dev/tty12"); };
>>> #destination loghost { udp("loghost" port(999)); };
>>>
>>>
>>> destination xconsole { pipe("/dev/xconsole"); };
>>>
>>>
>>> #ssh filter
>>> filter f_sshderr { match('^sshd\[[0-9]+\]: error:'); };
>>> filter f_sshd { match('^sshd\[[0-9]+\]:'); };
>>> #
>>> filter f_auth { facility(auth); };
>>> filter f_authpriv { facility(auth, authpriv); };
>>> filter f_syslog { not facility(authpriv, mail); };
>>> filter f_cron { facility(cron); };
>>> filter f_daemon { facility(daemon); };
>>> filter f_kern { facility(kern); };
>>> filter f_lpr { facility(lpr); };
>>> filter f_mail { facility(mail); };
>>> filter f_user { facility(user); };
>>> filter f_uucp { facility(cron); };
>>> filter f_ppp { facility(local2); };
>>> filter f_news { facility(news); };
>>> filter f_debug { not facility(auth, authpriv, news, mail); };
>>> filter f_messages { level(info..warn)
>>> and not facility(auth, authpriv, mail, news); };
>>> filter f_emergency { level(emerg); };
>>>
>>> filter f_info { level(info); };
>>> filter f_notice { level(notice); };
>>> filter f_warn { level(warn); };
>>> filter f_crit { level(crit); };
>>> filter f_err { level(err); };
>>>
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_authpriv); destination(authlog); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_syslog); destination(syslog); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_cron); destination(cron); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_daemon); destination(daemon); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_kern); destination(kern); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_lpr); destination(lpr); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_mail); destination(mail); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_user); destination(user); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_uucp); destination(uucp); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_mail); filter(f_info);
>>> destination(mailinfo); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_mail); filter(f_warn);
>>> destination(mailwarn); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_mail); filter(f_err);
>>> destination(mailerr); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_news); filter(f_crit);
>>> destination(newscrit); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_news); filter(f_err);
>>> destination(newserr); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_news); filter(f_notice);
>>> destination(newsnotice); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_debug); destination(debug); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_emergency); destination(console); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_ppp); destination(ppp); };
>>> log { source(src); destination(console_all); };
>>>
>>> #sent to our central log server running eventdb
>>> destination loghost { udp("192.168.xxx.xxx" port(514)); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_info); destination(loghost); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_syslog); destination(loghost); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_authpriv); destination(loghost); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_user); destination(loghost); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_emergency); destination(loghost); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_sshd); destination(loghost); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_sshderr); destination(loghost); };
>>> log { source(src); filter(f_kern); destination(loghost); };
>>>
>>>
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