syslog-ng edit
syslog-ng edit - Change syslog-ng settings.
Description:
syslog-ng edit controls the system logger. All messages are reported into the system logger and they are kept or trashed depending on the system logger level. The system logger also supports remote logging. You can send messages to an external computer.
The different levels for the syslog-ng are:
- Emergency : system is unusable
- Alert : action must be taken immediately
- Critical : critical conditions
- Error : error conditions
- Warning : warning conditions
- Notice : normal, but significant, condition
- Info : informational message
- Debug : debug-level message
The syslog-ng level you choose enables all messages from the specified level and all messages from lower levels.
When facility is enabled, all messages are logged using the user-defined facility instead of the default ones.
Syntax:
syslog-ng edit {{level <level>} |
{facility {enable|disable} <facility>} |
{protocol <protocol>} |
{remote-level <level>}
}+
Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| <level> | <Emergency|Alert|Critical|Error|Warning|Notice|Info|Debug> |
| <facility> | <LOCAL0|LOCAL1|LOCAL2|LOCAL3|LOCAL4|LOCAL5|LOCAL6|LOCAL7> |
| <protocol> | <legacy|rfc3164|rfc5424> |
| level | Global logging maximum severity level. |
| facility | Enable or disable device facility to log all messages using a user-defined facility instead of the default ones. |
| protocol | Streaming log protocol. |
| remote-level | Severity level of logs being sent to remote logging server. NOTE: Logs with severity higher than global severity level will not be sent. |
syslog-ng remote edit
syslog-ng remote edit - Used to edit syslog-ng remote logging server configuration values.
Description:
syslog-ng remote edit modifies the syslog-ng remote logging server parameters.
Syntax:
syslog-ng remote edit <remote-id> {{enabled {true|false}} |
{host {<host-name>}} |
{log-type {<log-type>}} |
{port {<port>}} |
{transport {<transport>}} }+
Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| <remote-id> | ID of remote server - {1|2}. |
| <host-name> | <ipv4-address> | <ipv6-address> | <FQHN> |
| <log-type> | <syslog> |
| <transport> | <udp|tcp|tls> |
| enabled | Enables/Disables sending messages to this remote server. |
| host | Domain name or IP of remote logging server. |
| log-type | Type of logging application. |
| port | Port number of remote logging server. |
| transport | Connection protocol used to communicate with remote logging server. |
syslog-ng remote show
syslog-ng remote show - Show the syslog-ng remote servers configuration.
Description:
syslog-ng remote show prints remote servers configuration for selected remote server or both remote servers.
Syntax:
syslog-ng remote show [remote-id]
Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| <remote-id> | Optional ID of remote server - {1|2}. |
syslog-ng show configuration
syslog-ng show configuration - Show syslog-ng configuration.
Description:
syslog-ng show prints the syslog-ng configuration.
Syntax:
syslog-ng show configuration
syslog-ng show log
syslog-ng show log - Show the system log
Description:
syslog-ng show log display the system log.
Syntax:
syslog-ng show log
syslog-ng show log continuous
syslog-ng show log continuous - Show the system log without page breaks
Description:
syslog-ng show log continuous displays the system log without page breaks. Press CTRL-C to interrupt
Syntax:
syslog-ng show log continuous
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