Syslog-ng

Download Source:	http://www.balabit.com/downloads/files/syslog-ng/sources/2.1/src/syslog-ng-2.1.4.tar.gz

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Introduction to Syslog-ng

syslog-ng embodies the next generation of logging systems, and is the first truly flexible and scalable system logging application.

Project Homepage: http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/

Dependencies

Required

• Glib2
• Eventlog
• Pkg-config

Optional

• TCP Wrappers
• libdbi (Required for SQL Support)
• libnet (Required for Spoof Source)

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/syslog-ng \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib/syslog-ng \
    --enable-ipv6 --enable-tcp-wrapper &&
make

Install the package

make install

Multilib

This package does not provide any libraries so only one installation is needed.

32Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH32}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/syslog-ng \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib/syslog-ng \
    --enable-ipv6 --enable-tcp-wrapper &&
make

Install the package

make install

N32

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/syslog-ng \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib/syslog-ng \
    --enable-ipv6 --enable-tcp-wrapper &&
make

Install the package

make install

64Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64}" \
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/syslog-ng \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib/syslog-ng \
    --enable-ipv6 --enable-tcp-wrapper &&
make

Install the package

make install

Confuration

Bootscript

Uninstall Sysklogd with the following commands:

rm -v /usr/sbin/{k,sys}logd &&
rm -v /usr/share/man/man5/syslog.conf.5
rm -v /usr/share/man/man8/{sysklogd.8,syslogd.8,klogd.8} &&
rm -v /etc/syslog.conf &&
rm -v /etc/rc.d/*/*sysklogd

Install the init script.

cat > /etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog-ng << "EOF"
 #!/bin/sh
# Begin $rc_base/init.d/syslog-ng

. /etc/sysconfig/rc
. ${rc_functions}

case "${1}" in
        start)
                boot_mesg "Starting resmgrd..."
                loadproc /usr/sbin/syslog-ng -f /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
                ;;

        stop)
                boot_mesg "Stopping resmgrd..."
                killproc /usr/sbin/syslog-ng
                ;;

        restart)
                ${0} stop
                sleep 1
                ${0} start
                ;;

        status)
                statusproc /usr/sbin/syslog-ng
                ;;

        *)
                echo "Usage: ${0} {start|stop|restart|status}"
                exit 1
                ;;
esac

# End $rc_base/init.d/syslog-ng
EOF
chmod 754 /etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog-ng

Then

for link in /etc/rc.d/rc{{0,1,6}.d/K80,{2,3,4,5}.d/S10}syslog-ng; do
  ln -sfv ../init.d/syslog-ng $link; done

syslog-ng.conf

The following is an example configuration that will work in most situations:

mkdir -pv /etc/syslog-ng &&
cat > /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf << "EOF"
# Begin /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf

options {
    sync (0);
    time_reopen (10);
    log_fifo_size (1000);
    long_hostnames(off); 
    use_dns (no);
    use_fqdn (no);
    create_dirs (no);
    keep_hostname (yes);
    stats(43200);
    };

source src {
    unix-stream("/dev/log");
    internal();
    pipe("/proc/kmsg");
    };

destination authlog { file("/var/log/auth.log"); };
destination boot { file("/var/log/boot.log"); };
destination syslog { file("/var/log/syslog.log"); };
destination cron { file("/var/log/cron.log"); };
destination daemon { file("/var/log/daemon.log"); };
destination kernel { file("/var/log/kernel.log"); };
destination lpr { file("/var/log/lpr.log"); };
destination user { file("/var/log/user.log"); };
destination uucp { file("/var/log/uucp.log"); };
destination mail { file("/var/log/mail.log"); };
destination news { file("/var/log/news.log"); };
destination debug { file("/var/log/debug.log"); };
destination messages { file("/var/log/messages"); };
destination console { usertty("root"); };
destination console_all { file("/dev/tty12"); };

filter f_auth { facility(auth); };
filter f_boot { facility(local2); };
filter f_authpriv { facility(auth, authpriv); };
filter f_syslog { not facility(authpriv, mail); };
filter f_cron { facility(cron); };
filter f_daemon { facility(daemon); };
filter f_kernel { facility(kern); };
filter f_lpr { facility(lpr); };
filter f_mail { facility(mail); };
filter f_news { facility(news); };
filter f_user { facility(user); };
filter f_uucp { facility(cron); };
filter f_news { facility(news); };
filter f_debug { not facility(auth, authpriv, news, mail); };
filter f_messages { level(info..warn) and not facility(auth, authpriv, mail, news); };

filter f_emergency { level(emerg); };
filter f_info { level(info); };
filter f_notice { level(notice); };
filter f_warn { level(warn); };
filter f_crit { level(crit); };
filter f_err { level(err); };

log { source(src); filter(f_authpriv); destination(authlog); };
log { source(src); filter(f_boot); destination(boot); };
log { source(src); filter(f_syslog); destination(syslog); };
log { source(src); filter(f_cron); destination(cron); };
log { source(src); filter(f_daemon); destination(daemon); };
log { source(src); filter(f_kernel); destination(kernel); };
log { source(src); filter(f_lpr); destination(lpr); };
log { source(src); filter(f_mail); destination(mail); };
log { source(src); filter(f_news); destination(news); };
log { source(src); filter(f_user); destination(user); };
log { source(src); filter(f_uucp); destination(uucp); };
log { source(src); filter(f_debug); destination(debug); };
log { source(src); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); };
log { source(src); filter(f_emergency); destination(console); };
log { source(src); destination(console_all); };

# End /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
EOF