[syslog-ng] Syslog-NG directory name with IP address instead of hostname

[Jim Hendrick]

well - if you look in the documentation, I think you would see it - but
"HOST_FROM" is IP address, "HOST" is name if it resolves and address
otherwise.

Not sure about your other question.

Jim

On 06/05/2014 09:06 PM, Justin B wrote:
> destination r_dest  {
> file("/u01//$HOST_FROM/messages.$YEAR.$MONTH.$DAY.$HOUR"
> owner(root) group(test) perm(0640)
> template("|${S_FULLDATE}|${ETYPE}|${EHOSTNAME}|${ESOURCE}|${EOUTCOME}|${EMSG}|${EUSERID}\n")
>  );    };
>  
> Here you go..
>  
> Also how to control the java stack trace exception that I receive in
> EMSG COLUMN  in the above.
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Jim Hendrick <jrhendri at roadrunner.com
> <mailto:jrhendri at roadrunner.com>> wrote:
>
>     we would need to see the destination definition to assist
>
>     Jim
>
>
>
>     On 06/05/2014 01:59 PM, Justin B wrote:
>>
>>     Hi
>>      
>>     When I receive the application messaged from a different server
>>     to my syslog-ng server it is trying to create the messages under
>>     the directory name with IP address instead of the Application
>>     Server Hostname.
>>     What can be done baout this??
>>      
>>     i used the following options in syslog-ng.conf
>>      
>>     options {
>>               use_fqdn(no);
>>               flush_lines(0);
>>               keep_hostname(yes);
>>               check_hostname(yes);
>>               chain_hostnames(yes);
>>               create_dirs(yes);
>>               dir_owner(root);
>>               dir_group(test);
>>               dir_perm(0750);
>>               #use_dns(persist_only);
>>               use_dns(yes);
>>               #dns_cache_hosts(/etc/hosts);
>>               dns_cache(yes);
>>               dns_cache_expire(87600);
>>               ts_format(iso);
>>     #         keep_timestamp(no);
>>             };
>>
>>     -- 
>>      
>>     Appreciate your quick help..
>>      
>>      
>>
>>     Kaladhar
>>
>>
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