Difference between revisions of "Rsyslog Server"

Revision as of 15:55, 22 May 2017

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1. See generic Rsyslog page for other config options

2. Update /etc/rsyslog.conf
2a. Add the following line to end of ModLoad/MODULES section to enable the desired server mode

UDP:
# UDP server module
$ModLoad imudp
# enable UDP server and port
$UDPServerRun 514
OR TCP:
# TCP server module
$ModLoad imtcp                                                                  
# enable TCP server and port
$InputTCPServerRun 514                                                          

2b. Add the following line to the beginning of the logging/RULES section (before #kern.* line);

# log all to mySql
*.*       :ommysql:127.0.0.1,Syslog,syslog-insert,somepwA

3. Restart rsyslog service

ENT 7
# systemctl start rsyslog
BEFORE Ent 7
# service rsyslog restart