%general-entities; ]> Syslog-ng Prepare Syslog-ng for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc Compile the package: make Install the package: make install Syslog-ng configuring /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf Create a new /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf file by running the following: mkdir -p /etc/syslog-ng cat > /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf << "EOF" # Begin /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf options { sync (0); time_reopen (10); log_fifo_size (1000); long_hostnames(off); use_dns (no); use_fqdn (no); create_dirs (no); keep_hostname (yes); }; source src { unix-stream("/dev/log"); internal(); pipe("/proc/kmsg"); }; destination authlog { file("/var/log/authorize.log"); }; destination syslog { file("/var/log/syslog.log"); }; destination cron { file("/var/log/cron.log"); }; destination daemon { file("/var/log/daemon.log"); }; destination kernel { file("/var/log/kernel.log"); }; destination lpr { file("/var/log/lpr.log"); }; destination user { file("/var/log/user.log"); }; destination uucp { file("/var/log/uucp.log"); }; destination mail { file("/var/log/mail.log"); }; destination news { file("/var/log/news.log"); }; destination debug { file("/var/log/debug.log"); }; destination messages { file("/var/log/messages.log"); }; destination everything { file("/var/log/everything.log"); }; destination console { usertty("root"); }; destination console_all { file("/dev/tty12"); }; filter f_auth { facility(auth); }; filter f_authpriv { facility(auth, authpriv); }; filter f_syslog { not facility(authpriv, mail); }; filter f_cron { facility(cron); }; filter f_daemon { facility(daemon); }; filter f_kernel { facility(kern); }; filter f_lpr { facility(lpr); }; filter f_mail { facility(mail); }; filter f_news { facility(news); }; filter f_user { facility(user); }; filter f_uucp { facility(uucp); }; filter f_debug { not facility(auth, authpriv, news, mail); }; filter f_messages { level(info..warn) and not facility(auth, authpriv, mail, news); }; filter f_everything { level(debug..emerg) and not facility(auth, authpriv); }; filter f_emergency { level(emerg); }; filter f_info { level(info); }; filter f_notice { level(notice); }; filter f_warn { level(warn); }; filter f_crit { level(crit); }; filter f_err { level(err); }; log { source(src); filter(f_authpriv); destination(authlog); }; log { source(src); filter(f_syslog); destination(syslog); }; log { source(src); filter(f_cron); destination(cron); }; log { source(src); filter(f_daemon); destination(daemon); }; log { source(src); filter(f_kernel); destination(kernel); }; log { source(src); filter(f_lpr); destination(lpr); }; log { source(src); filter(f_mail); destination(mail); }; log { source(src); filter(f_news); destination(news); }; log { source(src); filter(f_user); destination(user); }; log { source(src); filter(f_uucp); destination(uucp); }; log { source(src); filter(f_debug); destination(debug); }; log { source(src); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); }; log { source(src); filter(f_emergency); destination(console); }; log { source(src); filter(f_everything); destination(everything); }; log { source(src); destination(console_all); }; # END /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf EOF mkdir -p /etc/syslog-ng cat > /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf << "EOF" # Begin /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf options { sync (0); time_reopen (10); log_fifo_size (1000); long_hostnames(off); use_dns (no); use_fqdn (no); create_dirs (no); keep_hostname (yes); }; source src { unix-stream("/dev/log"); internal(); pipe("/proc/kmsg"); }; destination authlog { file("/var/log/authorize.log"); }; destination syslog { file("/var/log/syslog.log"); }; destination cron { file("/var/log/cron.log"); }; destination daemon { file("/var/log/daemon.log"); }; destination kernel { file("/var/log/kernel.log"); }; destination lpr { file("/var/log/lpr.log"); }; destination user { file("/var/log/user.log"); }; destination uucp { file("/var/log/uucp.log"); }; destination mail { file("/var/log/mail.log"); }; destination news { file("/var/log/news.log"); }; destination debug { file("/var/log/debug.log"); }; destination messages { file("/var/log/messages.log"); }; destination everything { file("/var/log/everything.log"); }; destination console { usertty("root"); }; destination console_all { file("/dev/tty12"); }; filter f_auth { facility(auth); }; filter f_authpriv { facility(auth, authpriv); }; filter f_syslog { not facility(authpriv, mail); }; filter f_cron { facility(cron); }; filter f_daemon { facility(daemon); }; filter f_kernel { facility(kern); }; filter f_lpr { facility(lpr); }; filter f_mail { facility(mail); }; filter f_news { facility(news); }; filter f_user { facility(user); }; filter f_uucp { facility(uucp); }; filter f_debug { not facility(auth, authpriv, news, mail); }; filter f_messages { level(info..warn) and not facility(auth, authpriv, mail, news); }; filter f_everything { level(debug..emerg) and not facility(auth, authpriv); }; filter f_emergency { level(emerg); }; filter f_info { level(info); }; filter f_notice { level(notice); }; filter f_warn { level(warn); }; filter f_crit { level(crit); }; filter f_err { level(err); }; log { source(src); filter(f_authpriv); destination(authlog); }; log { source(src); filter(f_syslog); destination(syslog); }; log { source(src); filter(f_cron); destination(cron); }; log { source(src); filter(f_daemon); destination(daemon); }; log { source(src); filter(f_kernel); destination(kernel); }; log { source(src); filter(f_lpr); destination(lpr); }; log { source(src); filter(f_mail); destination(mail); }; log { source(src); filter(f_news); destination(news); }; log { source(src); filter(f_user); destination(user); }; log { source(src); filter(f_uucp); destination(uucp); }; log { source(src); filter(f_debug); destination(debug); }; log { source(src); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); }; log { source(src); filter(f_emergency); destination(console); }; log { source(src); filter(f_everything); destination(everything); }; log { source(src); destination(console_all); }; # END /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf EOF mkdir -p /etc/syslog-ng cat > /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf << "EOF" # Begin /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf options { sync (0); time_reopen (10); log_fifo_size (1000); long_hostnames(off); use_dns (no); use_fqdn (no); create_dirs (no); keep_hostname (yes); }; source src { unix-stream("/dev/log"); internal(); pipe("/proc/kmsg"); }; destination authlog { file("/var/log/authorize.log"); }; destination syslog { file("/var/log/syslog.log"); }; destination cron { file("/var/log/cron.log"); }; destination daemon { file("/var/log/daemon.log"); }; destination kernel { file("/var/log/kernel.log"); }; destination lpr { file("/var/log/lpr.log"); }; destination user { file("/var/log/user.log"); }; destination uucp { file("/var/log/uucp.log"); }; destination mail { file("/var/log/mail.log"); }; destination news { file("/var/log/news.log"); }; destination debug { file("/var/log/debug.log"); }; destination messages { file("/var/log/messages.log"); }; destination everything { file("/var/log/everything.log"); }; destination console { usertty("root"); }; filter f_auth { facility(auth); }; filter f_authpriv { facility(auth, authpriv); }; filter f_syslog { not facility(authpriv, mail); }; filter f_cron { facility(cron); }; filter f_daemon { facility(daemon); }; filter f_kernel { facility(kern); }; filter f_lpr { facility(lpr); }; filter f_mail { facility(mail); }; filter f_news { facility(news); }; filter f_user { facility(user); }; filter f_uucp { facility(uucp); }; filter f_debug { not facility(auth, authpriv, news, mail); }; filter f_messages { level(info..warn) and not facility(auth, authpriv, mail, news); }; filter f_everything { level(debug..emerg) and not facility(auth, authpriv); }; filter f_emergency { level(emerg); }; filter f_info { level(info); }; filter f_notice { level(notice); }; filter f_warn { level(warn); }; filter f_crit { level(crit); }; filter f_err { level(err); }; log { source(src); filter(f_authpriv); destination(authlog); }; log { source(src); filter(f_syslog); destination(syslog); }; log { source(src); filter(f_cron); destination(cron); }; log { source(src); filter(f_daemon); destination(daemon); }; log { source(src); filter(f_kernel); destination(kernel); }; log { source(src); filter(f_lpr); destination(lpr); }; log { source(src); filter(f_mail); destination(mail); }; log { source(src); filter(f_news); destination(news); }; log { source(src); filter(f_user); destination(user); }; log { source(src); filter(f_uucp); destination(uucp); }; log { source(src); filter(f_debug); destination(debug); }; log { source(src); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); }; log { source(src); filter(f_emergency); destination(console); }; log { source(src); filter(f_everything); destination(everything); }; # END /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf EOF Installed programs Unchecked Short Descriptions syslog-ng syslog-ng Logs the messages that system programs offer for logging. Every logged message contains at least a date stamp and a hostname, and normally the program's name too, but that depends on how trusting the logging daemon is told to be.