Central syslog server best practices?

From: Marlys A Nelson (marlys.a.nelsonat_private)
Date: Sat Aug 11 2001 - 02:07:01 PDT

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    For years, I've used the idea of a central syslog host that all our unix
    machines use so that the logs were consolidated in one location and less
    able to be changed in case of a host compromise. Recently, the log
    traffic from our firewall (linux running ipchains) has been so heavy
    that the syslog server has been losing data.
    
    I've thought about multiple servers, a larger central server (though is
    this just delaying the problem for awhile again?), logging high volume
    servers to local disk (but then how to avoid log compromises if
    hacked?), alternative to syslog (I'm just running standard linux
    syslog), etc...
    
    I'm wondering how others configure their syslogging "enterprise-wide" to
    avoid this problem?  
    
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    Marlys A. Nelson                      Sr. Network Specialist
    Information Technology Services       Network Services
    University of Wisconsin - River Falls 
    410 South Third Street                Email: Marlys.A.Nelsonat_private
    River Falls  WI  54022                http://www.uwrf.edu/
    
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