Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Hello and syslog-ng

[Peter F. <pe...@em...>]

syslog-ng is GRRRRRREAT!

At first, it seemed odd, and under my breath I called Heiko bad names:
"Why couldn't he just use regular syslog?", I thought.

But syslog-ng is awesome.
I have 8 locations/routers built with DL, and I dump ALL of their log
files to a central management server.  When I want to look at the
events, I just log in to my central server, and look at the appropriate
log file.

Just look at the /etc/syslog-ng.conf file.  It gives many hints on what
to do.  Above all, you might have to install syslog-ng on a non-DL Linux
distro.  In my case, I outsource a dedicated Linux server as my central
management server.  It runs RHEL3.

Best of luck.

Peter

On Wed, 2004-08-11 at 14:17, Steven Hodgen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm new to this list and Devil Linux, so greetings.  Actually, I'm currently
> in the process of learning Linux in general, so please forgive my
> newbieness.  I am technically inclined, however.
> 
> I'm trying to figure out how to use syslog-ng.  On other systems, I only had
> to view the syslog file, in /var/log
> 
> But this doesn't seem to work with syslog-ng.
> 
> How do I view the log(s) on Devil Linux?  I've done a little reading on
> syslog-ng, and it is clear that there are many configuration options, and I
> really don't quite understand how it works.  Do I need to make configuration
> changes (syslog-ng.conf).  In any case, what's the equivalent of 'cat
> syslog' or 'tail -f syslog', on Devil Linux.
> 
> Thank You for your kind assistance.
> 
> Regards,
> --Steven
> 
> 
> 
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