A Sample syslog-ng conf file

################################################################################# Syslog-ng configuration file. Revised, and rewrited by me (Shahjahan Siraj )################################################################# First, set some global options.options {# use_fqdn(yes);# use_dns(yes);# dns_cache(yes); keep_hostname(yes); long_hostnames(off); sync(1); log_fifo_size(1024);};#################################################################...

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Logging with syslog-ng

Managing Linux system and application logging is important and a bit tricky. You want to capture important information, not bales of noise. You need to be able to find what you want in your logs without making it your life's work. The venerable old syslogd has served nobly for many years, but it's not quite up to meeting more complex needs. For this we have the next-generation Linux logger, syslog-ng....

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