Prevent rsyslog from logging remote hosts messages to local /var/log/syslog
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I use rsyslog to save logs from remote hosts to a server this way:
Server:
# Logfile for each host
$template DynaFile,"/var/log/rsyslog/%HOSTNAME%.log"
*.* -?DynaFile
Clients:
*.* @servername
This creates log files for every client host in servers /var/log/rsyslog/ but it logs every message also to the servers /var/log/syslog. So it gets really bloated. How can I prevent it so that /var/log/syslog only contains messages from the server itself?
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I use rsyslog to save logs from remote hosts to a server this way:
Server:
# Logfile for each host
$template DynaFile,"/var/log/rsyslog/%HOSTNAME%.log"
*.* -?DynaFile
Clients:
*.* @servername
This creates log files for every client host in servers /var/log/rsyslog/ but it logs every message also to the servers /var/log/syslog. So it gets really bloated. How can I prevent it so that /var/log/syslog only contains messages from the server itself?
rsyslog
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You'll want to look into property based filters since HOSTNAME is one of the syslog fields. You'll basically want to change it so that it only selects its own logs for/var/log/syslog
– Bratchley
Feb 6 '15 at 14:41
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I use rsyslog to save logs from remote hosts to a server this way:
Server:
# Logfile for each host
$template DynaFile,"/var/log/rsyslog/%HOSTNAME%.log"
*.* -?DynaFile
Clients:
*.* @servername
This creates log files for every client host in servers /var/log/rsyslog/ but it logs every message also to the servers /var/log/syslog. So it gets really bloated. How can I prevent it so that /var/log/syslog only contains messages from the server itself?
rsyslog
asked Feb 6 '15 at 14:34
Michael
2731413
I use rsyslog to save logs from remote hosts to a server this way:
Server:
# Logfile for each host
$template DynaFile,"/var/log/rsyslog/%HOSTNAME%.log"
*.* -?DynaFile
Clients:
*.* @servername
This creates log files for every client host in servers /var/log/rsyslog/ but it logs every message also to the servers /var/log/syslog. So it gets really bloated. How can I prevent it so that /var/log/syslog only contains messages from the server itself?
rsyslog
rsyslog
asked Feb 6 '15 at 14:34
Michael
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asked Feb 6 '15 at 14:34
Michael
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asked Feb 6 '15 at 14:34
Michael
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asked Feb 6 '15 at 14:34
Michael
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asked Feb 6 '15 at 14:34
Michael
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You'll want to look into property based filters since HOSTNAME is one of the syslog fields. You'll basically want to change it so that it only selects its own logs for/var/log/syslog
– Bratchley
Feb 6 '15 at 14:41
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You'll want to look into property based filters since HOSTNAME is one of the syslog fields. You'll basically want to change it so that it only selects its own logs for/var/log/syslog
– Bratchley
Feb 6 '15 at 14:41
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You'll want to look into property based filters since HOSTNAME is one of the syslog fields. You'll basically want to change it so that it only selects its own logs for
/var/log/syslog– Bratchley
Feb 6 '15 at 14:41
You'll want to look into property based filters since HOSTNAME is one of the syslog fields. You'll basically want to change it so that it only selects its own logs for
/var/log/syslog– Bratchley
Feb 6 '15 at 14:41
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I've been working on this a lot and i think i've found a solution. I encourage others to try this and look for potentially adverse consequences. I suggest that this be implemented on lab/testing and non critical machines first.
$template PerHostLog,"/var/log/net-hosts/%fromhost-ip%/%fromhost-ip%.log"
$template RemoteHostFileFormat,"%TIMESTAMP% %fromhost-ip% %syslogfacility-text% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::space-cc,drop-last-lf%n”
:inputname, isequal, "imudp" ?PerHostLog;RemoteHostFileFormat
:fromhost-ip , !isequal , "127.0.0.1" stop
The above 4 lines are in the top most section of my /etc/rsyslog.conf file
I'm currently watching 2 log files:
/var/log/net-hosts/10.1.1.1
and
/var/log/syslog
as I watch both, I'm seeing logs populate into the remote host file, yet not in the syslog. I restarted apache and saw log entries in syslog for this task.
answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:43
spezticle
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Thanks for testing. But it doesn't work for me. It still logs everything to servers /var/log/syslog
– Michael
Mar 29 '16 at 8:41
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Here is what works for me:
## For accepting syslog info from remote hosts
$template TempAuth, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
$template TempMsg, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempAuth
& ~
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempMsg
& ~
edited Jul 13 '17 at 17:31
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I've been working on this a lot and i think i've found a solution. I encourage others to try this and look for potentially adverse consequences. I suggest that this be implemented on lab/testing and non critical machines first.
$template PerHostLog,"/var/log/net-hosts/%fromhost-ip%/%fromhost-ip%.log"
$template RemoteHostFileFormat,"%TIMESTAMP% %fromhost-ip% %syslogfacility-text% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::space-cc,drop-last-lf%n”
:inputname, isequal, "imudp" ?PerHostLog;RemoteHostFileFormat
:fromhost-ip , !isequal , "127.0.0.1" stop
The above 4 lines are in the top most section of my /etc/rsyslog.conf file
I'm currently watching 2 log files:
/var/log/net-hosts/10.1.1.1
and
/var/log/syslog
as I watch both, I'm seeing logs populate into the remote host file, yet not in the syslog. I restarted apache and saw log entries in syslog for this task.
answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:43
spezticle
125127
Thanks for testing. But it doesn't work for me. It still logs everything to servers /var/log/syslog
– Michael
Mar 29 '16 at 8:41
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
I've been working on this a lot and i think i've found a solution. I encourage others to try this and look for potentially adverse consequences. I suggest that this be implemented on lab/testing and non critical machines first.
$template PerHostLog,"/var/log/net-hosts/%fromhost-ip%/%fromhost-ip%.log"
$template RemoteHostFileFormat,"%TIMESTAMP% %fromhost-ip% %syslogfacility-text% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::space-cc,drop-last-lf%n”
:inputname, isequal, "imudp" ?PerHostLog;RemoteHostFileFormat
:fromhost-ip , !isequal , "127.0.0.1" stop
The above 4 lines are in the top most section of my /etc/rsyslog.conf file
I'm currently watching 2 log files:
/var/log/net-hosts/10.1.1.1
and
/var/log/syslog
as I watch both, I'm seeing logs populate into the remote host file, yet not in the syslog. I restarted apache and saw log entries in syslog for this task.
answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:43
spezticle
125127
Thanks for testing. But it doesn't work for me. It still logs everything to servers /var/log/syslog
– Michael
Mar 29 '16 at 8:41
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up vote
0
down vote
I've been working on this a lot and i think i've found a solution. I encourage others to try this and look for potentially adverse consequences. I suggest that this be implemented on lab/testing and non critical machines first.
$template PerHostLog,"/var/log/net-hosts/%fromhost-ip%/%fromhost-ip%.log"
$template RemoteHostFileFormat,"%TIMESTAMP% %fromhost-ip% %syslogfacility-text% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::space-cc,drop-last-lf%n”
:inputname, isequal, "imudp" ?PerHostLog;RemoteHostFileFormat
:fromhost-ip , !isequal , "127.0.0.1" stop
The above 4 lines are in the top most section of my /etc/rsyslog.conf file
I'm currently watching 2 log files:
/var/log/net-hosts/10.1.1.1
and
/var/log/syslog
as I watch both, I'm seeing logs populate into the remote host file, yet not in the syslog. I restarted apache and saw log entries in syslog for this task.
answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:43
spezticle
125127
I've been working on this a lot and i think i've found a solution. I encourage others to try this and look for potentially adverse consequences. I suggest that this be implemented on lab/testing and non critical machines first.
$template PerHostLog,"/var/log/net-hosts/%fromhost-ip%/%fromhost-ip%.log"
$template RemoteHostFileFormat,"%TIMESTAMP% %fromhost-ip% %syslogfacility-text% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::space-cc,drop-last-lf%n”
:inputname, isequal, "imudp" ?PerHostLog;RemoteHostFileFormat
:fromhost-ip , !isequal , "127.0.0.1" stop
The above 4 lines are in the top most section of my /etc/rsyslog.conf file
I'm currently watching 2 log files:
/var/log/net-hosts/10.1.1.1
and
/var/log/syslog
as I watch both, I'm seeing logs populate into the remote host file, yet not in the syslog. I restarted apache and saw log entries in syslog for this task.
answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:43
spezticle
125127
answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:43
spezticle
125127
answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:43
spezticle
125127
answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:43
spezticle
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Thanks for testing. But it doesn't work for me. It still logs everything to servers /var/log/syslog
– Michael
Mar 29 '16 at 8:41
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Thanks for testing. But it doesn't work for me. It still logs everything to servers /var/log/syslog
– Michael
Mar 29 '16 at 8:41
Thanks for testing. But it doesn't work for me. It still logs everything to servers /var/log/syslog
– Michael
Mar 29 '16 at 8:41
Thanks for testing. But it doesn't work for me. It still logs everything to servers /var/log/syslog
– Michael
Mar 29 '16 at 8:41
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Here is what works for me:
## For accepting syslog info from remote hosts
$template TempAuth, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
$template TempMsg, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempAuth
& ~
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempMsg
& ~
edited Jul 13 '17 at 17:31
Anthony Geoghegan
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answered Jul 13 '17 at 17:05
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Here is what works for me:
## For accepting syslog info from remote hosts
$template TempAuth, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
$template TempMsg, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempAuth
& ~
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempMsg
& ~
edited Jul 13 '17 at 17:31
Anthony Geoghegan
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answered Jul 13 '17 at 17:05
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up vote
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Here is what works for me:
## For accepting syslog info from remote hosts
$template TempAuth, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
$template TempMsg, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempAuth
& ~
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempMsg
& ~
edited Jul 13 '17 at 17:31
Anthony Geoghegan
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answered Jul 13 '17 at 17:05
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Here is what works for me:
## For accepting syslog info from remote hosts
$template TempAuth, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
$template TempMsg, "/var/log/infosys/%HOSTNAME%/%PROGRAMNAME%.log"
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempAuth
& ~
if ($fromhost-ip != "127.0.0.1" ) then ?TempMsg
& ~
edited Jul 13 '17 at 17:31
Anthony Geoghegan
7,54033954
answered Jul 13 '17 at 17:05
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edited Jul 13 '17 at 17:31
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You'll want to look into property based filters since HOSTNAME is one of the syslog fields. You'll basically want to change it so that it only selects its own logs for
/var/log/syslog– Bratchley
Feb 6 '15 at 14:41