Directory for syslog files |
This will be the directory in which the syslog files will be
written. Be sure that the directory is writeable, and has enough space for the files. |
Who can log to this server |
You have two choices here: "Anyone" or "Just the
addresses I specify". If set for "Anyone", then the Syslog Server will
accept and record every syslog message it gets. If set for "Just the addresses I
specify" then the Syslog Server will only accept and record messages from specific
addresses. |
IP Addresses |
- Here is where you specify the addresses from which the Syslog Server will accept
messages. In the dialog box, double-click to add or edit your IP address entries, the
click "Save Changes". This parameter has no effect, unless you select
"Just the addresses I specify" under "Who can log to this server".
- Notes on adding addresses:
- Only IP addresses are accepted, not host names. (The latency of doing a host-name
lookup every time the server receives a message is too great.)
- IP addresses should be specified in dotted decimal, and should NOT contain any
leading zeroes. That is, enter the address as, (for example): "10.4.5.1", NOT
"010.004.005.001".
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Log messages to: |
You have 4 choices here:
- One file: syslog.log. This is the easiest choice. All the received messages will
be sent into a single file.
- Log by priority: Each syslog message received will have a priority assigned to it
by the originator. These priorities are:
- alert
- critical
- debug
- emergency
- error
- info
- none
- notice
- panic
- warning
A corresponding ".log" file will be created for each priority level.
- Log by facility: Each syslog message received will have a facility assigned to it
by the originator. These facilities are:
- auth
- authpriv
- cron
- daemon
- ftp
- kern
- lpr
- mail
- mark
- news
- security
- syslog
- user
- uucp
- local0 thru local7
Not a lot of these will be relevant for logging from routers, but are included
for completeness. A corresponding ".log" file will be created for each facility
level.
- Log by IP address: If you have set up "Who can log to this server" to
be "Just the addresses I specify" and you have provided a list of IP addresses,
a corresponding log file will be created for each remote syslog client. For example:
"10_4_5_1.log"
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