[syslog-ng] Syslog-ng not honoring negative flag

Dan Egli dan at newideatest.site
Wed Apr 7 18:01:48 UTC 2021


Syslog-ng is NOT complaining about my config at all. I've included the 
output from the -Fedv below. Other than what I would call "routine" 
errors in the scl section, no complaints.

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[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151347] Processing @include statement; 
filename='scl.conf', 
include-path='/etc/syslog-ng:/usr/share/syslog-ng/include'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151420] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/etc/syslog-ng/scl.conf', depth='1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151596] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='appmodel'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151612] Processing @include statement; 
filename='scl/*/*.conf', 
include-path='/etc/syslog-ng:/usr/share/syslog-ng/include'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151782] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/apache/apache.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151787] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/checkpoint/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151790] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/cisco/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151792] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/collectd/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151794] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/default-network-drivers/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151797] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/graphite/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151799] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/hdfs/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151802] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/iptables/iptables.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151804] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/junos/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151807] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/kafka/kafka-java.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151809] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/kafka/kafka.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151811] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/linux-audit/linux-audit.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151814] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/loadbalancer/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151816] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/mbox/mbox.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151819] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/pacct/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151821] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/paloalto/panos.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151824] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/rewrite/cc-mask.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151826] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/snmptrap/snmptrapd-source.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151906] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/solaris/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151912] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/sudo/sudo.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151915] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/sumologic/sumologic.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151917] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/syslogconf/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151920] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/system/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151922] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/websense/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151925] Adding include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/windowseventlog/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151933] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/apache/apache.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.151993] Reading path for candidate modules; 
path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152064] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libxml.so', module='xml'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152174] Registering candidate plugin; module='xml', 
context='parser', name='xml'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152200] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libtags-parser.so', 
module='tags-parser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152263] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='tags-parser', context='parser', name='tags-parser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152277] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libsystem-source.so', 
module='system-source'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152336] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='system-source', context='source', name='system'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152349] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libsyslogformat.so', 
module='syslogformat'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152414] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='syslogformat', context='format', name='syslog'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152417] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='syslogformat', context='parser', name='syslog-parser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152428] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libstardate.so', 
module='stardate'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152619] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='stardate', context='template-func', name='stardate'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152661] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libsecure-logging.so', 
module='secure-logging'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152746] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='secure-logging', context='template-func', name='slog'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152760] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libpseudofile.so', 
module='pseudofile'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152832] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='pseudofile', context='destination', name='pseudofile'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152904] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libmap-value-pairs.so', 
module='map-value-pairs'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.152989] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='map-value-pairs', context='parser', name='map_value_pairs'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153005] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='liblinux-kmsg-format.so', 
module='linux-kmsg-format'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153170] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='linux-kmsg-format', context='format', name='linux-kmsg'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153191] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libkvformat.so', 
module='kvformat'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153261] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='kvformat', context='parser', name='kv-parser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153265] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='kvformat', context='parser', name='linux-audit-parser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153268] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='kvformat', context='template-func', name='format-welf'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153279] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libhook-commands.so', 
module='hook-commands'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153339] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='hook-commands', context='inner-dest', name='hook-commands'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153343] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='hook-commands', context='inner-src', name='hook-commands'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153355] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libgraphite.so', 
module='graphite'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153408] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='graphite', context='template-func', name='graphite_output'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153418] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libtfgetent.so', 
module='tfgetent'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153468] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='tfgetent', context='template-func', name='getent'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153479] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libexamples.so', 
module='examples'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153646] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='examples', context='source', name='example_msg_generator'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153654] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='examples', context='source', name='example_random_generator'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153660] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='examples', context='source', name='example_diskq_source'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153670] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='examples', context='inner-dest', name='http_test_slots'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153677] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='examples', context='destination', name='example_destination'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153722] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libdisk-buffer.so', 
module='disk-buffer'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153825] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='disk-buffer', context='inner-dest', name='disk_buffer'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.153846] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libdbparser.so', 
module='dbparser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154065] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='dbparser', context='parser', name='db-parser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154076] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='dbparser', context='parser', name='grouping-by'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154100] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libtimestamp.so', 
module='timestamp'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154260] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='timestamp', context='parser', name='date-parser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154267] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='timestamp', context='rewrite', name='fix-time-zone'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154270] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='timestamp', context='rewrite', name='set-time-zone'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154279] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='timestamp', context='rewrite', name='guess-time-zone'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154296] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libcsvparser.so', 
module='csvparser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154366] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='csvparser', context='parser', name='csv-parser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154381] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libcryptofuncs.so', 
module='cryptofuncs'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154452] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='uuid'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154459] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='hash'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154657] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='sha1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154662] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='sha256'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154665] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='sha512'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154667] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='md4'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154673] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='cryptofuncs', context='template-func', name='md5'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154689] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libconfgen.so', module='confgen'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154788] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libcef.so', module='cef'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154912] Registering candidate plugin; module='cef', 
context='template-func', name='format-cef-extension'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.154935] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libbasicfuncs.so', 
module='basicfuncs'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155134] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='grep'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155142] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='if'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155145] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='or'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155148] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='context-lookup'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155150] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='context-length'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155156] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='context-values'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155158] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='echo'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155165] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='length'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155171] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='substr'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155173] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='strip'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155176] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='sanitize'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155178] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='lowercase'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155180] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='uppercase'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155183] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='replace-delimiter'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155185] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='padding'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155201] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='binary'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155204] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='implode'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155207] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='explode'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155209] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='dirname'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155214] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='basename'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155217] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='list-concat'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155219] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='list-head'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155222] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='list-nth'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155224] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='list-tail'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155227] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='list-slice'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155230] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='list-count'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155232] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='list-append'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155234] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='list-search'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155237] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='+'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155239] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='-'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155241] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='*'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155243] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='/'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155245] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='%'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155248] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='sum'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155255] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='min'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155257] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='max'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155259] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='average'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155261] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='round'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155267] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='ceil'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155272] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='floor'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155275] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='ipv4-to-int'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155277] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='indent-multi-line'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155279] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='dns-resolve-ip'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155281] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='env'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155284] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='template'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155286] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='url-encode'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155288] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='url-decode'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155291] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='base64-encode'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155294] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='iterate'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155297] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='map'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155300] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='basicfuncs', context='template-func', name='filter'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155330] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libazure-auth-header.so', 
module='azure-auth-header'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155422] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='azure-auth-header', context='inner-dest', name='azure-auth-header'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155440] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libappmodel.so', 
module='appmodel'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155445] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='appmodel', context='root', name='application'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155448] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='appmodel', context='parser', name='app-parser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155450] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libafuser.so', module='afuser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155549] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afuser', context='destination', name='usertty'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155565] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libafstomp.so', module='afstomp'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155641] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afstomp', context='destination', name='stomp'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155653] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libafsocket.so', 
module='afsocket'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155816] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='source', name='unix-stream'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155821] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='destination', name='unix-stream'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155824] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='source', name='unix-dgram'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155827] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='destination', name='unix-dgram'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155829] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='source', name='tcp'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155832] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='destination', name='tcp'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155834] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='source', name='tcp6'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155837] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='destination', name='tcp6'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155839] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='source', name='udp'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155841] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='destination', name='udp'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155844] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='source', name='udp6'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155846] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='destination', name='udp6'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155857] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='source', name='syslog'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155860] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='destination', name='syslog'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155863] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='source', name='network'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155865] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='destination', name='network'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155867] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afsocket', context='source', name='systemd-syslog'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155886] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libafprog.so', module='afprog'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155979] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afprog', context='source', name='program'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.155986] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='afprog', context='destination', name='program'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156000] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libaffile.so', module='affile'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156140] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='affile', context='source', name='file'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156176] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='affile', context='source', name='pipe'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156181] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='affile', context='source', name='wildcard_file'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156184] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='affile', context='source', name='stdin'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156187] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='affile', context='destination', name='file'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156189] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='affile', context='destination', name='pipe'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156209] Reading shared object for a candidate 
module; path='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng', fname='libadd-contextual-data.so', 
module='add-contextual-data'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156308] Registering candidate plugin; 
module='add-contextual-data', context='parser', name='add_contextual_data'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156434] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/apache/apache.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156450] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/checkpoint/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156674] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/checkpoint/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156687] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/cisco/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156832] Finishing include; 
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[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156841] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/collectd/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156931] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/collectd/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.156943] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/default-network-drivers/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157022] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/default-network-drivers/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157029] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/graphite/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157074] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/graphite/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157078] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/hdfs/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157107] Included file was skipped because of a 
missing module; module='mod-java', 
location='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/hdfs/plugin.conf:24:1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157109] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/hdfs/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157114] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/iptables/iptables.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157173] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/iptables/iptables.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157179] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/junos/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157232] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/junos/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157236] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/kafka/kafka-java.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157262] Included file was skipped because of a 
missing module; module='mod-java', 
location='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/kafka/kafka-java.conf:24:1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157264] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/kafka/kafka-java.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157269] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/kafka/kafka.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157309] Global value changed; 
define='kafka-implementation', value='kafka-java'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157328] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/kafka/kafka.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157336] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/linux-audit/linux-audit.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157375] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/linux-audit/linux-audit.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157379] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/loadbalancer/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157493] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='confgen'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157512] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/loadbalancer/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157519] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/mbox/mbox.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157559] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/mbox/mbox.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157565] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/pacct/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157597] Included file was skipped because of a 
missing module; module='pacctformat', 
location='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/pacct/plugin.conf:24:1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157600] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/pacct/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157605] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/paloalto/panos.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157905] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/paloalto/panos.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157919] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/rewrite/cc-mask.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157969] Global value changed; 
define='balabit.credit-card-regexp', 
value='(:4[0-9]{12}(?:[0-9]{3})?|5[1-5][0-9]{14}|6(?:011|5[0-9][0-9])[0-9]{12}|3[47][0-9]{13}|3(?:0[0-5]|[68][0-9])[0-9]{11}|(?:2131|1800|35d{3})d{11})'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.157998] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/rewrite/cc-mask.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.158007] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/snmptrap/snmptrapd-source.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.158073] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/snmptrap/snmptrapd-source.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.158079] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/solaris/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.158120] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/solaris/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.158131] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/sudo/sudo.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161593] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/sudo/sudo.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161620] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/sumologic/sumologic.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161724] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/sumologic/sumologic.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161729] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/syslogconf/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161803] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='confgen'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161808] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/syslogconf/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161815] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/system/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161853] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/system/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161860] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/websense/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161951] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/websense/plugin.conf', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.161964] Starting to read include file; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/windowseventlog/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.162008] Finishing include; 
filename='/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/windowseventlog/plugin.conf', 
depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.162024] Global value changed; 
define='java-module-dir', value='/usr/lib64/syslog-ng/java-modules'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.162028] Finishing include; 
filename='/etc/syslog-ng/scl.conf', depth='1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.162157] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='system-source'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.162188] system(): Enabling Linux kernel log device; 
device='/dev/kmsg', format='linux-kmsg'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.162403] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='afsocket'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.162936] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='affile'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.163175] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='kvformat'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.163192] Finishing include; content='block parser 
iptables-parser() at 
/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/iptables/iptables.conf:23', depth='3'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.163568] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='csvparser'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.164457] Finishing include; content='block parser 
panos-parser() at 
/usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/paloalto/panos.conf:29', depth='3'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.164880] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='basicfuncs'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.164936] Finishing include; content='block parser 
sudo-parser() at /usr/share/syslog-ng/include/scl/sudo/sudo.conf:23', 
depth='3'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.164995] Finishing include; content='parser 
generator app-parser', depth='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.165016] Finishing include; content='source 
generator system', depth='1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.165525] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='syslogformat'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.165711] Module loaded and initialized successfully; 
module='linux-kmsg-format'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.165966] Running application hooks; hook='1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.165971] Running application hooks; hook='6'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.165984] syslog-ng starting up; version='3.30.1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:21.165989] Running application hooks; hook='2'
[2021-04-07T11:52:39.961046] Running application hooks; hook='3'
[2021-04-07T11:52:39.961090] syslog-ng shutting down; version='3.30.1'
[2021-04-07T11:52:40.061679] Running application hooks; hook='4'
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On 4/7/2021 4:51 AM, Balazs Scheidler wrote:
> can you start syslog-ng in the foreground and look at the startup 
> messages?
>
> e.g. stop the background process (via systemd or your init system), 
> and run syslog-ng from a root prompt:
>
> # /usr/sbin/syslog-ng -Fedv
>
> This should start syslog-ng in the foreground (-F), direct internal 
> messages to stderr (-e), and enable debug/verbose messages. Then look 
> at the messages to see if syslog-ng is complaining about your 
> configuration or not.
>
> Cheers,
> Bazsi
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 9:08 AM Dan Egli <dan at newideatest.site> wrote:
>
>     Don't know how that slipped in there. And syslog-ng never
>     mentioned it. It's fixed now, and the behavior is unchanged. sshd
>     messages still appear in /var/log/messages.
>
>
>     On 4/7/2021 12:55 AM, Balazs Scheidler wrote:
>>
>>
>>     On Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 08:06 Dan Egli <dan at newideatest.site>
>>     <mailto:dan at newideatest.site> wrote:
>>
>>         No joy. I tried swapping it different ways.
>>
>>         filter -> source -> destination = combined
>>         source -> filter -> destination = combined
>>
>>         Here's what my config looks like now, after the second variant:
>>
>>         @version: 3.30
>>
>>         @include "scl.conf"
>>
>>         options {
>>              threaded(yes);
>>              chain_hostnames(no);
>>              stats_freq(43200);
>>              mark_freq(3600);
>>         };
>>
>>         source src { system(); internal(); };
>>
>>         filter samba { program("samba"); };
>>         filter ssh_messages { facility("AUTH") and level("INFO"); };
>>         filter syslog { not filter("ssh_messages") and not
>>         filter("samba"); };
>>
>>         destination console { file("/dev/tty12"); };
>>         destination messages { file("/var/log/messages"); };
>>         destination sshd_log { file("/var/log/sshd/sshd.log"); };
>>         destination smb_logs { file("/var/log/samba/samba.log"); };
>>
>>         log { source(src); filter(samba); destination(smb_logs);
>>         flags(final); );
>>
>>
>>     You are using a closing paren instead of a brace. This config has
>>     a syntax error. Possibly syslog-ng falled back to the original
>>     config, once it reported a syntax error.
>>
>>
>>         log { source(src); filter(ssh_messages); destination(sshd_log);
>>         flags(final); };
>>         log { source(src); filter(syslog); destination(console); };
>>         log { source(src); filter(syslog); destination(messages); };
>>
>>
>>         Still, sshd messages are appearing in /var/log/messages.
>>
>>         On 4/6/2021 11:51 PM, Peter Kokai (pkokai) wrote:
>>         > Hello,
>>         >
>>         > The order in the configuration matters.
>>         > log { source(src); destination(console); filter(syslog); };
>>         > The message flow is the following in your example
>>         source(src) -> destination(console) -> filter(syslog) -> void
>>         > The filter recieves messages only after destination, if you
>>         switch filter and destination it should be fine.
>>         >
>>         > --
>>         > kokan
>>         >
>>         > ________________________________________
>>         > From: syslog-ng <syslog-ng-bounces at lists.balabit.hu
>>         <mailto:syslog-ng-bounces at lists.balabit.hu>> on behalf of Dan
>>         Egli <dan at newideatest.site> <mailto:dan at newideatest.site>
>>         > Sent: 07 April 2021 07:17
>>         > To: syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu
>>         <mailto:syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu>
>>         > Subject: [syslog-ng] Syslog-ng not honoring negative flag
>>         >
>>         > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the
>>         organization. Do not follow guidance, click links, or open
>>         attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the
>>         content is safe.
>>         >
>>         >
>>         > I'm having a bit of a problem and hope someone here can
>>         help. I'm trying
>>         > to separate individual items into specific logs, i.e. ssh
>>         events in
>>         > sshd.log, samba messages in samba.log, etc...
>>         >
>>         > I managed to come up with filters that pull out the events
>>         I started
>>         > with, and they are going into the correct log files. But
>>         they are ALSO
>>         > going into /var/log/messages even though I specifically
>>         have a filter on
>>         > that one that says not to include samba or sshd events.
>>         I'll copy my
>>         > config file here. Hopefully someone can tell me what I did
>>         wrong.
>>         >
>>         > Thanks!
>>         >
>>         > ---------------------------------------------
>>         > @version: 3.30
>>         >
>>         > @include "scl.conf"
>>         >
>>         > options {
>>         >       threaded(yes);
>>         >       chain_hostnames(no);
>>         >       stats_freq(43200);
>>         >       mark_freq(3600);
>>         > };
>>         >
>>         > source src { system(); internal(); };
>>         >
>>         > filter samba { program("samba"); };
>>         > filter ssh_messages { facility("AUTH") and level("INFO"); };
>>         > filter syslog { not filter("ssh_messages") and not
>>         filter("samba"); };
>>         >
>>         > destination console { file("/dev/tty12"); };
>>         > destination messages { file("/var/log/messages"); };
>>         > destination sshd_log { file("/var/log/sshd/sshd.log"); };
>>         > destination smb_logs { file("/var/log/samba/samba.log"); };
>>         >
>>         > log { source(src); destination(smb_logs); filter(samba);
>>         flags(final); );
>>         > log { source(src); destination(sshd_log); filter(ssh_messages);
>>         > flags(final); };
>>         > log { source(src); destination(console); filter(syslog); };
>>         > log { source(src); destination(messages); filter(syslog); };
>>         >
>>         >
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>>         <http://www.balabit.com/support/documentation/?product=syslog-ng>
>>         FAQ: http://www.balabit.com/wiki/syslog-ng-faq
>>         <http://www.balabit.com/wiki/syslog-ng-faq>
>>
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