Installation apt-get install syslog-ng The configuration file is at /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf Some basic syntax To define the log to be printed out on all terminals. This normally available in the default configuration file. destination <identifier> { pipe("/dev/xconsole"); }; To define a file where log should be directed to. destination <identifier> { file("<file name in full path>"); }; To format the log, you can use template in your destination. destination <identifier> { file("<file name in full path>" template("$ISODATE:$MESSAGE")); }; If you would like to fully format the logline, you can use $MSGONLY. However, please remember to put a newline character at the end of the template. Filters can be set based on facility, priority, program name, keyword matching and etc. You can refer to this : http://www.balabit.com/sites/default/files/documents/syslog-ng-ose-3.3-guides/sys...
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