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= Syslog Client =
*On the Client Machine:
sudo nano /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
*Add the following line at the top of the file before the '''log by facility''' section, :
/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
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*In case you want only certain syslog alerts to be logged to remote server:▼
▲In case you want only certain syslog alerts to be logged to remote server:
auth,authpriv.* @10.107.88.93:514
*Settings for when Rsyslog Server would be down:
$ActionQueueFileName queue
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$ActionResumeRetryCount -1
*Restart rsyslog service
sudo service rsyslog restart
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logger -p local4.info "This is a info message from local 4"
= Generate Syslog messages =
*Test UDP syslog messages on port 514 with the following command:
echo "<14>Test UDP syslog message" >> /dev/udp/<target_hostname_or_ip_address>/514
*Test TCP syslog messages on port 514 with the following command:
echo "<14>Test TCP syslog message" >> /dev/tcp/<target_hostname_or_ip_address>/514
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