A centralized syslog server was one of the first true SysAdmin tasks that I was given as a Linux Administrator way back in 1997. My boss at the time wanted to pull in log files from various appliances ...

There are often situations where syslog data from the local system should be sent to a central syslogd (for consolidation, archival and whatever other reasons). A common problem is that messages are ...

System, network, and host log files are all be valuable assets when trying to diagnose and resolve a technical issue. The difference between having logs and not, could be hours or days of ...

Installs and configures a classic syslog-ng service for processing log files away from journald. This again allows a simple, central logging service to be run on the user's own network. This role ...

Even if the below post is in French, the Pass the SALT conference is in English, and it is my favorite IT security event. I'll be there!

Syslog messages circulate around your network and provide valuable information for system monitoring. You don't have to pay anything for this information if you use a free Syslog server. The Syslog ...

Syslog (System Logging) protocol is a communication standard used by devices in a network to log different kind of events like a change in VPN connection, initiation of an IP connection, or detection ...