Difference between revisions of "Linux Syslog"
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A syslog server accepts syslog messages and processes, those messages based on a set of configurable rules. | A syslog server accepts syslog messages and processes, those messages based on a set of configurable rules. | ||
Traditionally the syslogd daemon filled this role but many Linux distributions now ship with alternatives such as: | Traditionally the '''syslogd''' daemon filled this role but many Linux distributions now ship with alternatives such as: | ||
* rsyslog | * '''rsyslog''' | ||
* syslog-ng (ng stands for next-generation) | * '''syslog-ng''' (ng stands for next-generation) | ||
== Description == | == Description == |
Revision as of 03:08, 3 January 2022
Summary
Linux uses the syslog standard for message logging, this allows programms and applications to generate messages that can be captured, processed and stored by the system logger. It eliminates the need for each and every application having to come up with and implement a logging mechanism on their own and also means that logging can be configured and controlled in a centralized location.
Requirements
A syslog server accepts syslog messages and processes, those messages based on a set of configurable rules.
Traditionally the syslogd daemon filled this role but many Linux distributions now ship with alternatives such as:
- rsyslog
- syslog-ng (ng stands for next-generation)
Description
Step 1
Enter these commands in the shell
echo foo echo bar
Step 2
Make sure to read
- War and Peace
- Lord of the Rings
- The Baroque Cycle
Used Hardware
Device to be used with this documentation Maybe another device to be used with this documentation
Courses
- A course where this documentation was used (2017, 2018)
- Another one (2018)