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+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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+ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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+ %general-entities;
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+]>
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+<sect1 id="ch-system-syslogng" xreflabel="Syslog-ng" role="wrap">
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+<title>Syslog-ng-&syslogng-version;</title>
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+<?dbhtml filename="syslogng.html"?>
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+
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+<indexterm zone="ch-system-syslogng"><primary sortas="a-Syslogng">Syslog-ng</primary></indexterm>
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+
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+<sect2 role="package"><title/>
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+<para>The Syslog-ng package contains programs for logging system messages, such
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+as those given by the kernel when unusual things happen.</para>
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+
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+<segmentedlist>
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+<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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+<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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+<seglistitem><seg>Unchecked</seg><seg>Unchecked</seg></seglistitem>
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+</segmentedlist>
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+
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+<segmentedlist>
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+<segtitle>Syslog-ng installation depends on</segtitle>
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+<seglistitem><seg>Unchecked</seg></seglistitem>
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+</segmentedlist>
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+</sect2>
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+
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+<sect2 role="installation">
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+<title>Installation of Syslog-ng</title>
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+
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+<para>Prepare Syslog-ng for compilation:</para>
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+
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+<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc</userinput></screen>
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+
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+<para>Compile Syslog-ng:</para>
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+
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+<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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+
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+<para>Now install it:</para>
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+
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+<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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+
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+</sect2>
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+
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+
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+<sect2 id="conf-syslogng" role="configuration"><title>Configuring Syslog-ng</title>
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+<indexterm zone="conf-syslogng">
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+<primary sortas="a-Syslogng">Syslog-ng</primary>
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+<secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
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+
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+<indexterm zone="conf-syslogng"><primary sortas="e-/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf">/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf</primary></indexterm>
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+
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+<para>Create a new <filename>/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf</filename> file by
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+running the following:</para>
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+
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+<screen><userinput>mkdir -p /etc/syslog-ng
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+cat > /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf << "EOF"
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+# Begin /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
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+
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+options { sync (0);
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+ time_reopen (10);
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+ log_fifo_size (1000);
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+ long_hostnames(off);
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+ use_dns (no);
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+ use_fqdn (no);
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+ create_dirs (no);
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+ keep_hostname (yes);
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+ };
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+
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+source src { unix-stream("/dev/log");
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+ internal();
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+ pipe("/proc/kmsg");
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+ };
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+
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+destination authlog { file("/var/log/authorize.log"); };
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+destination syslog { file("/var/log/syslog.log"); };
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+destination cron { file("/var/log/cron.log"); };
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+destination daemon { file("/var/log/daemon.log"); };
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+destination kernel { file("/var/log/kernel.log"); };
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+destination lpr { file("/var/log/lpr.log"); };
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+destination user { file("/var/log/user.log"); };
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+destination uucp { file("/var/log/uucp.log"); };
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+destination mail { file("/var/log/mail.log"); };
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+destination news { file("/var/log/news.log"); };
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+destination debug { file("/var/log/debug.log"); };
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+destination messages { file("/var/log/messages.log"); };
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+destination everything { file("/var/log/everything.log"); };
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+destination console { usertty("root"); };
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+destination console_all { file("/dev/tty12"); };
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+
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+filter f_auth { facility(auth); };
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+filter f_authpriv { facility(auth, authpriv); };
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+filter f_syslog { not facility(authpriv, mail); };
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+filter f_cron { facility(cron); };
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+filter f_daemon { facility(daemon); };
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+filter f_kernel { facility(kern); };
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+filter f_lpr { facility(lpr); };
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+filter f_mail { facility(mail); };
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+filter f_news { facility(news); };
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+filter f_user { facility(user); };
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+filter f_uucp { facility(cron); };
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+filter f_news { facility(news); };
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+filter f_debug { not facility(auth, authpriv, news, mail); };
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+filter f_messages { level(info..warn) and not facility(auth, authpriv, mail, news); };
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+filter f_everything { level(debug..emerg) and not facility(auth, authpriv); };
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+
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+filter f_emergency { level(emerg); };
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+filter f_info { level(info); };
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+filter f_notice { level(notice); };
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+filter f_warn { level(warn); };
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+filter f_crit { level(crit); };
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+filter f_err { level(err); };
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+
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+log { source(src); filter(f_authpriv); destination(authlog); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_syslog); destination(syslog); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_cron); destination(cron); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_daemon); destination(daemon); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_kernel); destination(kernel); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_lpr); destination(lpr); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_mail); destination(mail); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_news); destination(news); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_user); destination(user); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_uucp); destination(uucp); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_debug); destination(debug); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_emergency); destination(console); };
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+log { source(src); filter(f_everything); destination(everything); };
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+log { source(src); destination(console_all); };
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+
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+# END /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
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+EOF</userinput></screen>
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+
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+</sect2>
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+
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+
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+<sect2 id="contents-syslogng" role="content"><title>Contents of Syslog-ng</title>
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+
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+<segmentedlist>
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+<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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+<seglistitem><seg>Unchecked</seg></seglistitem>
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+</segmentedlist>
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+
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+<!--
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+<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title>
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+
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+<varlistentry id="klogd">
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+<term><command>klogd</command></term>
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+<listitem>
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+<indexterm zone="ch-system-sysklogd klogd"><primary sortas="b-klogd">klogd</primary></indexterm>
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+<para>is a system daemon for intercepting and logging kernel messages.</para>
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+</listitem>
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+</varlistentry>
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+
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+<varlistentry id="syslogd">
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+<term><command>syslogd</command></term>
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+<listitem>
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+<indexterm zone="ch-system-sysklogd syslogd"><primary sortas="b-syslogd">syslogd</primary></indexterm>
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+<para>logs the messages that system programs
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+offer for logging. Every logged message contains at least a date stamp and a
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+hostname, and normally the program's name too, but that depends on how
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+trusting the logging daemon is told to be.</para>
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+</listitem>
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+</varlistentry>
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+</variablelist>
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+-->
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+
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+</sect2>
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+
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+</sect1>
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Jeremy Utley