my linux syslog not working

jim martin postfix168 at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 22 06:19:02 UTC 2004


Yes,  I tried the following and restart syslogd  it
does log to the files.  But it doesn't collect my
router log 

*.*		/ 	/var/log/routerlog

--- Brian Fahrlander <brian at fahrlander.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 23:13, jim martin wrote:
> > Hi.. I have configured the syslog on the router to
> log
> > to my linux box.
> > 
> > I configured on my router
> > logging facility local5
> > logging 10.1.1.6
> > logging trap info
> > 
> > on my linux FC2 box
> > add a entry in /etc/syslog.conf
> > local5.*      /var/log/routerlog
> > 
> > chmod 777 /var/log/routerlog
> > ps -ef | grep 
> > 
> > [root at linux root]# ps -ef | grep syslog
> > root     23547     1  0 Sep21 ?        00:00:00
> > syslogd -m 0 -r
> > root      3044 29259  0 12:11 pts/3    00:00:00
> grep
> > syslog
> > 
> > [root at linux root]# kill -HUP 23547
> > 
> > [root at linux root]# netstat -a | grep syslog
> > udp        0      0 *:syslog                *:*
> > 
> > There is still no log,  Why ?  Any one can point
> out
> > what is the error?  Seems like the router log is
> not
> > coming in at all  :(
> 
>     Like in a lot of places, try it with no
> restrictions, then tighten
> it to get what you want/need.  This of course is the
> case if you
> _haven't_ restarted syslogd ("service syslogd
> restart").
> 
>     Try something like this first, to prove the
> concept, then tune it
> down:
> 
> *.*		/ 	/var/log/routerlog
> 
>     If you restart it and it starts filling up, then
> start chosing your
> keywords.  I don't know any off the top of my head,
> but they're in the
> kernel documentation, surely.
> 
>     Just don't forget the restart.
> -- 
>
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