2006-03-15 13:40:51 +00:00
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config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSLOG_NG
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prompt "syslog-ng......................... A powerful syslog daemon"
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tristate
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2006-03-23 21:11:48 +00:00
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default m if CONFIG_DEVEL
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select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOL
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2006-03-15 13:40:51 +00:00
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help
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syslog-ng reads and logs messages to the system console, log
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files, other machines and/or users as specified by its
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configuration file.
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The configuration file is read at startup and is reread after
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receipt of a hangup (HUP) signal. When reloading the
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configuration file, all destination files are closed and
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reopened as appropriate. For more information about the
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configuration file, see syslog-ng.conf(5).
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Typically messages are sent to syslog-ng via a Unix domain
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socket (/dev/log) or via UDP, to port 514 or to whatever
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syslog/udp is defined to be in /etc/services. To receive
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messages from the kernel, /dev/klog is opened for reading.
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Messages sent to syslog-ng should be an entire line, prefixed
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by a pri- ority code in between '<' and '>'. Definititions
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of the recognised values can be found in the include file
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<sys/syslog.h>.
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syslog-ng can be configured to pass messages on to other
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syslog-ng's and when doing so, it sends the message on with the
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priority as a pre- fix.
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http://www.balabit.com/products/syslog_ng/
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