[CentOS] CENTOS 6.5 NO syslog.conf file. How to fix?

Mon Mar 31 22:44:14 UTC 2014
SilverTip257 <silvertip257 at gmail.com>

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 1:48 PM, James A. Peltier <jpeltier at sfu.ca> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> | On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 23:38:26 +0800 (CST)
> | mcclnx mcc <mcclnx at yahoo.com.tw> wrote:
> |
> | > Can anyone tell me how to fix Centos 6.X no /etc/syslog.conf issue?
> |
> | It's /etc/rsyslog.conf now.
> |
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> | I think that all right-thinking people in this country are sick and
> | tired of being told that ordinary decent people are fed up in this
> | country with being sick and tired.  I'm certainly not.  But I'm
> | sick and tired of being told that I am.
> | - Monty Python
>
> Upstream moved from syslog-ng to rsyslog during the move from 5 -> 6, as
> such


As did Debian for example (one more compelling reason to stick with rsyslog
--> standardization).

Many bright individuals at Red Hat and Debian chose rsyslog as the default.
 That does not mean their choices are the "best fit" for every scenario.


> the configuration is now /etc/rsyslog.conf.  However, because this is
> rsyslog now, your existing syslog configurations will not work.  You will
> either need to move to


Not exactly true.
Some of the configuration is transferable.
( But if you use the new rsyslog format that only rsyslog supports, it is
not compatible with sysklogd.  Not sure why that would matter though! )

"Rsyslogd tries to keep as compatible to stock syslogd as possible." [2]

The lead rsyslog developer, Rainer, says rsyslog will take the sysklogd
config file. [0]

More rsyslog docs from their site and wiki. [1] [2] [3]

**Apparently rsyslog web services are having problems right now**
( I checked from downforeveryoneorjustme.com )
You might be able to snag a cached version from Google Cache or some other
web cache in the meantime.

rsyslog or remove rsyslog and install syslog-ng if you wish to continue
> using your existing configurations.
>

EPEL has packaged syslog-ng [4] if the OP must to go that route.
( But syslog-ng is _NOT_ compatible with sysklogd or rsyslog. )


[0] http://lists.adiscon.net/pipermail/rsyslog/2010-February/026643.html
[1] http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/rsyslog_conf.html
[2] http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v3compatibility.html
[3] http://wiki.rsyslog.com/index.php/Rsyslog_on_CentOS_success_story
[4] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/syslog-ng


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