RE: [logs] SYSLOG "forwarding"

rgerhards@private

Which exakt version of syslogd is it? Stock sysklogd 1.4.1 does NOT
forward to a remote host if it was received from a remote host! (a patch
is easy, but I am currently not able to go to the office). 

Rainer

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> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 9:37 PM
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> Subject: Re: [logs] SYSLOG "forwarding"
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> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, R. Benjamin Kessler wrote:
> 
> > I have a server with stock (linux) syslog running on it 
> that collects 
> > logs from network devices.  In addition to storing them 
> locally, I'd 
> > also like to forward or "relay" these messages to another 
> destination 
> > and I'm having some problems.
> >
> > I've added the following line to the syslog.conf file:
> >
> > local7.*	@10.192.4.28
> >
> > And bounced the process but that doesn't seem to have had 
> any impact.
> >
> > Any clues as to what I'm doing wrong here?
> 
>  	The line from your syslog.conf seems logical, so we need to 
> explore other possible complications.
> 
>  	Is the syslogd service at 10.192.4.28 listening on 514/UDP? 
> Also, what -- if any -- services are typically sending log 
> output at the 
> local7 level?  Moreover, is the system you're trying this on 
> also sitting 
> on an RFC1918 non-routable address LAN using 10/8?
> 
>  	Once we have answers on those questions, we can proceed in 
> narrowing down where the major malfunction is.
> 
> - -Jay
> 
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