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--- rsyslog_central_loghost [2014/06/24 18:35] – [rsyslog - central loghost] admin
+++ rsyslog_central_loghost [2014/06/24 19:19] – admin
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   * Reload iptables. <code>service iptables reload</code>
   * Configure SELinux to allow remote logging over tcp. <code>semanage port -m -t syslogd_port_t -p tcp 514</code>
-  * Create rsyslog config **/etc/rsyslog.d/loghost.conf** <code># Provides UDP syslog reception
+  * Create rsyslog config:
+    * **/etc/rsyslog.conf** <code># Include all config files in /etc/rsyslog.d/
+$IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf</code>
+    * /etc/rsyslog.d/1-modules.conf <code>$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command)
+$ModLoad imklog   # provides kernel logging support (previously done by rklogd)
+#$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
+# Provides UDP syslog reception
 $ModLoad imudp
 $UDPServerRun 514
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 $InputTCPServerRun 514
-# Do not store loghost logs in remote directory
+#### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES ####
-:hostname, !isequal, "loghost"       ~
+# Use default timestamp format
+$ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
+# File syncing capability is disabled by default. This feature is usually not required,
+# not useful and an extreme performance hit
+#$ActionFileEnableSync on</code>
+    * /etc/rsyslog.d/2-loghost.conf <code># This one is the template to generate the log filename dynamically, depending on the client's IP address.
+$template FILENAME,"/var/log/remote/%HOSTNAME%-syslog.log"
+# Log all messages not from localhost to the dynamically formed file.
+:fromhost-ip, !isequal, "127.0.0.1" -?FILENAME
+& ~</code>
+    * /etc/rsyslog.d/3-local.conf <code>#### RULES ####
+# Log all kernel messages to the console.
+# Logging much else clutters up the screen.
+#kern.*                                                 /dev/console
+# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
+# Don't log private authentication messages!
+*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none                /var/log/messages
+# The authpriv file has restricted access.
+authpriv.*                                              /var/log/secure
+# Log all the mail messages in one place.
+mail.*                                                  -/var/log/maillog
+# Log cron stuff
+cron.*                                                  /var/log/cron
+# Everybody gets emergency messages
+*.emerg                                                 *
+# Save news errors of level crit and higher in a special file.
+uucp,news.crit                                          /var/log/spooler
-$template FILE. "/var/log/remote/%HOSTNAME$.log"
+# Save boot messages also to boot.log
-*.* ?FILE
+local7.*                                                /var/log/boot.log</code>
-</code>
   * Restart rsyslog service. <code>service rsyslog restart</code>
-  *