Tag: Logging

Quick setup a Central Syslog Server https://wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/sysutils/syslog-ng Install Syslog NG pkg install syslog-ng Edit the Configuration /usr/local/etc/syslog-ng.conf @version: 4.4source s_remote { tcp(port(514)); udp(port(514));};destination d_remote { file( "/var/log/remote/${HOST}/${YEAR}_${MONTH}_${DAY}.log" create-dirs(yes) );};log { source(s_remote); destination(d_remote);}; Enables the Service sysrc syslog_ng_enable="YES" Create nessesary directory mkdir /var/log/remotechown root:wheel /var/log/remotechmod g+w /var/log/remote Start the Service service syslog-ng start