[syslog-ng] Unable to make syslog-ng listen to port 514

Fosiul Alam fosiul at gmail.com
Sat Nov 3 10:03:28 UTC 2018


Thanks,
please have a look at the log fiel
I am using the default

Can you please let me know if this looks ok ?

I am not using any selinux


@version: 3.13
@include "scl.conf"

# Syslog-ng configuration file, compatible with default Debian syslogd
# installation.

# First, set some global options.
options { chain_hostnames(off); flush_lines(0); use_dns(no); use_fqdn(no);
          owner("root"); group("adm"); perm(0640); stats_freq(0);
          bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
};

########################
# Sources
########################
# This is the default behavior of sysklogd package
# Logs may come from unix stream, but not from another machine.
#
source s_src {
       system();
       internal();
};

# If you wish to get logs from remote machine you should uncomment
# this and comment the above source line.
#
source s_net { syslog(ip(192.168.0.13) port(514)  transport("tcp")); };


########################
# Destinations
########################
# First some standard logfile
#
destination d_auth { file("/var/log/auth.log"); };
destination d_cron { file("/var/log/cron.log"); };
destination d_daemon { file("/var/log/daemon.log"); };
destination d_kern { file("/var/log/kern.log"); };
destination d_lpr { file("/var/log/lpr.log"); };
destination d_mail { file("/var/log/mail.log"); };
destination d_syslog { file("/var/log/syslog"); };
destination d_user { file("/var/log/user.log"); };
destination d_uucp { file("/var/log/uucp.log"); };

# This files are the log come from the mail subsystem.
#
destination d_mailinfo { file("/var/log/mail.info"); };
destination d_mailwarn { file("/var/log/mail.warn"); };
destination d_mailerr { file("/var/log/mail.err"); };

# Logging for INN news system
#
destination d_newscrit { file("/var/log/news/news.crit"); };
destination d_newserr { file("/var/log/news/news.err"); };
destination d_newsnotice { file("/var/log/news/news.notice"); };

# Some 'catch-all' logfiles.
#
destination d_debug { file("/var/log/debug"); };
destination d_error { file("/var/log/error"); };
destination d_messages { file("/var/log/messages"); };

# The root's console.
#
destination d_console { usertty("root"); };

# Virtual console.
#
destination d_console_all { file(`tty10`); };

# The named pipe /dev/xconsole is for the nsole' utility.  To use it,
# you must invoke nsole' with the -file' option:
#
#    $ xconsole -file /dev/xconsole [...]
#
destination d_xconsole { pipe("/dev/xconsole"); };

# Send the messages to an other host
#
#destination d_net { tcp("127.0.0.1" port(1000) log_fifo_size(1000)); };

# Debian only
destination d_ppp { file("/var/log/ppp.log"); };

########################
# Filters
########################
# Here's come the filter options. With this rules, we can set which
# message go where.

filter f_dbg { level(debug); };
filter f_info { level(info); };
filter f_notice { level(notice); };
filter f_warn { level(warn); };
filter f_err { level(err); };
filter f_crit { level(crit .. emerg); };

filter f_debug { level(debug) and not facility(auth, authpriv, news, mail);
};
filter f_error { level(err .. emerg) ; };
filter f_messages { level(info,notice,warn) and
                    not facility(auth,authpriv,cron,daemon,mail,news); };

filter f_auth { facility(auth, authpriv) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_cron { facility(cron) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_daemon { facility(daemon) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_kern { facility(kern) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_lpr { facility(lpr) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_local { facility(local0, local1, local3, local4, local5,
                        local6, local7) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_mail { facility(mail) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_news { facility(news) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_syslog3 { not facility(auth, authpriv, mail) and not
filter(f_debug); };
filter f_user { facility(user) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_uucp { facility(uucp) and not filter(f_debug); };

filter f_cnews { level(notice, err, crit) and facility(news); };
filter f_cother { level(debug, info, notice, warn) or facility(daemon,
mail); };

filter f_ppp { facility(local2) and not filter(f_debug); };
filter f_console { level(warn .. emerg); };

########################
# Log paths
########################
log { source(s_src); filter(f_auth); destination(d_auth); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_cron); destination(d_cron); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_daemon); destination(d_daemon); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_kern); destination(d_kern); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_lpr); destination(d_lpr); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_syslog3); destination(d_syslog); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_user); destination(d_user); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_uucp); destination(d_uucp); };

log { source(s_src); filter(f_mail); destination(d_mail); };
#log { source(s_src); filter(f_mail); filter(f_info);
destination(d_mailinfo); };
#log { source(s_src); filter(f_mail); filter(f_warn);
destination(d_mailwarn); };
#log { source(s_src); filter(f_mail); filter(f_err);
destination(d_mailerr); };

log { source(s_src); filter(f_news); filter(f_crit);
destination(d_newscrit); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_news); filter(f_err); destination(d_newserr);
};
log { source(s_src); filter(f_news); filter(f_notice);
destination(d_newsnotice); };
#log { source(s_src); filter(f_cnews); destination(d_console_all); };
#log { source(s_src); filter(f_cother); destination(d_console_all); };

#log { source(s_src); filter(f_ppp); destination(d_ppp); };

log { source(s_src); filter(f_debug); destination(d_debug); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_error); destination(d_error); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_messages); destination(d_messages); };

log { source(s_src); filter(f_console); destination(d_console_all);
                                    destination(d_xconsole); };
log { source(s_src); filter(f_crit); destination(d_console); };

# All messages send to a remote site
#
#log { source(s_src); destination(d_net); };
#log { source(s_src);  source(s_net); destination(d_auth); };
###
# Include all config files in /etc/syslog-ng/conf.d/
###
@include "/etc/syslog-ng/conf.d/*.conf"


On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 9:19 AM Czanik, Péter <peter.czanik at balabit.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The source declaration seems to be all right. If it still does not work,
> just a few more ideas what to check:
>
> - make sure, that this source is actually used in a log path (other way it
> is not used)
> - if you use SELinux, set it to permissive mode temporarily (setenforce 0)
> - make sure that your firewall does not block it
> - the syslog() source is for RFC5424 logs, make sure that you send your
> logs using this protocol version
>
> Have a nice weekend!
>
> Bye,
>
> Peter Czanik (CzP) <peter.czanik at balabit.com>
> Balabit (a OneIdentity company) / syslog-ng upstream
> https://syslog-ng.com/community/
> https://twitter.com/PCzanik
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 10:01 AM Fosiul Alam <fosiul at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> Thanks,
>> i have changed this to
>> source s_net { syslog(ip(192.168.1.13) port(514)  transport("tcp")); };
>>
>> still it does not listen to 514 or 601
>>
>> do i need to do anthing in the config file to make it activate ?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 9:18 PM Péter, Kókai <peter.kokai at oneidentity.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> The syslog source by default listening on 601 port, you could change
>>> that with port(514) if you want to.
>>>
>>> See the admin guide:
>>> https://www.syslog-ng.com/technical-documents/doc/syslog-ng-open-source-edition/3.16/administration-guide/23#TOPIC-956472
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kokan
>>>
>>> On Fri, 2 Nov 2018, 7:29 pm Fosiul Alam, <fosiul at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>> i have installed syslog-ng in our ubuntu server with version : 3.13
>>>>
>>>> its running fine, I am using the default syslog-ng file and i have
>>>> change this line as per documentation
>>>>
>>>> source s_net { syslog(ip(192.168.1.19) transport("tcp")); };
>>>>
>>>> but its not listing on port 514
>>>>
>>>> What Do i have to do make it listen ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ● syslog-ng.service - System Logger Daemon
>>>>    Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/syslog-ng.service; enabled;
>>>> vendor preset: enabled)
>>>>    Active: active (running) since Fri 2018-11-02 18:22:46 UTC; 4min 5s
>>>> ago
>>>>      Docs: man:syslog-ng(8)
>>>>  Main PID: 16470 (syslog-ng)
>>>>     Tasks: 1 (limit: 2361)
>>>>    CGroup: /system.slice/syslog-ng.service
>>>>            └─16470 /usr/sbin/syslog-ng -F
>>>>
>>>> Nov 02 18:22:46 syslog systemd[1]: Starting System Logger Daemon...
>>>> Nov 02 18:22:46 syslog systemd[1]: Started System Logger Daemon.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards
>>>> Fosiul Alam
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Fosiul Alam
>>
>>
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-- 
Regards
Fosiul Alam
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