Syslog-ng 101, part 1

This document describes the setup of a syslog server using syslog-ng that would be useful for monitoring devices an systems on the network.

syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range of input and output methods: syslog, unstructured text, queueing, SQL & NoSQL.

syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range of input and output methods: syslog, unstructured text, queueing, SQL & NoSQL.

A source is where syslog-ng receives log messages. Sources consist of one or more drivers, each defining where and how messages are received.

A source is where syslog-ng receives log messages. Sources consist of one or more drivers, each defining where and how messages are received.

4 天前 · A source is where syslog-ng OSE receives log messages. Sources consist of one or more drivers, each defining where and how messages are received.

This section describes the options of the syslog() source in syslog-ng OSE. The syslog() driver has the following options.

syslog-ng receives log messages from a source. To define a source you should follow the following syntax: source <identifier> { source-driver( ...

Today we learn about syslog-ng source definitions and how to check the syslog-ng version and its enabled features.

Big data ingestion. syslog-ng can deliver data from a wide variety of sources to Hadoop, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and Kafka as well as many others. Syslog-ng Community · Open Source Log Management · Products · Optimizing SIEM