Silly question, but did you insert a firewall rule for iptables that allows
the router to connect to the syslog port?
jim martin <postfix168@xxxxxxxxx> said:
> Yes, I tried the following and restart syslogd it
> does log to the files. But it doesn't collect my
> router log
>
> *.* / /var/log/routerlog
>
> --- Brian Fahrlander <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 23:13, jim martin wrote:
> > > Hi.. I have configured the syslog on the router to
> > log
> > > to my linux box.
> > >
> > > I configured on my router
> > > logging facility local5
> > > logging 10.1.1.6
> > > logging trap info
> > >
> > > on my linux FC2 box
> > > add a entry in /etc/syslog.conf
> > > local5.* /var/log/routerlog
> > >
> > > chmod 777 /var/log/routerlog
> > > ps -ef | grep
> > >
> > > [root@linux root]# ps -ef | grep syslog
> > > root 23547 1 0 Sep21 ? 00:00:00
> > > syslogd -m 0 -r
> > > root 3044 29259 0 12:11 pts/3 00:00:00
> > grep
> > > syslog
> > >
> > > [root@linux root]# kill -HUP 23547
> > >
> > > [root@linux root]# netstat -a | grep syslog
> > > udp 0 0 *:syslog *:*
> > >
> > > There is still no log, Why ? Any one can point
> > out
> > > what is the error? Seems like the router log is
> > not
> > > coming in at all :(
> >
> > Like in a lot of places, try it with no
> > restrictions, then tighten
> > it to get what you want/need. This of course is the
> > case if you
> > _haven't_ restarted syslogd ("service syslogd
> > restart").
> >
> > Try something like this first, to prove the
> > concept, then tune it
> > down:
> >
> > *.* / /var/log/routerlog
> >
> > If you restart it and it starts filling up, then
> > start chosing your
> > keywords. I don't know any off the top of my head,
> > but they're in the
> > kernel documentation, surely.
> >
> > Just don't forget the restart.
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