Re: '-h' option for syslogd ver 1.3


Subject: Re: '-h' option for syslogd ver 1.3
From: Martin Schulze (joey@finlandia.infodrom.north.de)
Date: Sun Sep 17 2000 - 21:03:41 CEST


Lance Spitzner wrote:
> Oh great logging ones! :)
>
> I am attempting to have a syslog server forward
> all incoming syslogs to another syslog server,
> however the '-h' option doesn't seem to be working,
> the received syslogs are not being forwarded to the
> second syslog server. Any recommendations?
>
> I have a central syslog server receiving logs from
> 5 different systems. I would like this central log
> server to then forward all received logs to another
> central log server. However the 1st syslog server is
> not forwarding any of the received logs to the 2nd
> syslog server. Syslogd runs as follows on the 1st syslog:
>
> root 27777 1 0 Aug12 ? 00:00:42 syslogd -r -h -m 0
>
> On the first syslog server I have the following entry in
> /etc/syslog.conf
>
> *.info @2ndsyslogserver
>
> However, the 1st syslog server is not forwarding any of
> the received logs to the 2nd. The 1st syslog server only
> forwards its own logs created locally. How do I get the 1st
> syslog server to forward the logs it receives from others?
>
> Words of wisdom oh great ones?

Works for me, sorry.

Scenario:

  kuolema: Log goes to finlandia
           logger foo typeth
  finlandia: collecting logs from kuolema
             now reconfigured to resend everything to carelia
  carelia: collecting logs from remote

On kuolema:

kuolema!joey(ttypa):/var> logger foo

On finlandia:

Sep 17 20:59:19 finlandia syslogd 1.3-3#33: restart (remote reception).
Sep 17 20:59:31 kuolema joey: foo

On carelia:

Sep 17 20:59:18 finlandia.infodrom.north.de syslogd 1.3-3#33: restart (remote reception).
Sep 17 20:59:31 finlandia.infodrom.north.de joey: foo

Check if syslog finds the host (syslogd -d may help), check if you're
allowed to log to the 2nd host.

Regards,

        Joey

-- 
The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.
	-- Andrew S. Tanenbaum
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