AppSuite:Syslog Configuration - Revision history

WolfgangRosenauer at 16:35, 22 November 2019

2019-11-22T16:35:54Z

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	=Open-Xchange Syslog Configuration=		=Open-Xchange Syslog Configuration=

			This article is valid up to version '''7.4.1'''
			For current information please check [[AppSuite:OX_Logging]]

	==Abstract==		==Abstract==

Choeger: /* For RHEL, CentOS and Debian */

2013-09-02T11:48:44Z

For RHEL, CentOS and Debian

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	# See rsyslogd(8) for more details		# See rsyslogd(8) for more details
	RSYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-c4 -r"		RSYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-c4 -r"

			'''Note:''' On a recent Debian version, you might have to set compat mode to 0-2 in order for -r to work

	Then restart the rsyslog service to enable remote logging.		Then restart the rsyslog service to enable remote logging.

Maurice.delaferte: /* Abstract */

2013-02-18T09:30:19Z

Abstract

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	==Abstract==		==Abstract==
	Open-Xchange provides a OSGi package ''open-xchange-log4j'' to enable remote logging via syslog. This is useful for distributed setups or if a logging strategy is already present at the environments the servers are running. If you choose syslog to be the logging mechanism, the syslog service needs some configuration to accept remote logging, even if the service is running on localhost.		Open-Xchange provides the OSGi package ''open-xchange-log4j'' to enable remote logging via syslog. This is useful for distributed setups or if a logging strategy is already present at the environments the servers are running. If you choose syslog to be the logging mechanism, the syslog service needs some configuration to accept remote logging, even if the service is running on localhost.

	The syslog remote logging will open port 514/udp, so don't forget to firewall it properly if it's a security risk for you. The default logging facility of Open-Xchange is defined at the ''/opt/open-xchange/etc/log4j.xml'' file. For more granular log filtering this facility can be changed. Please refer to the rsyslog, syslog and syslog-ng documentation for further information.		The syslog remote logging will open port 514/udp, so don't forget to firewall it properly if it's a security risk for you. The default logging facility of Open-Xchange is defined at the ''/opt/open-xchange/etc/log4j.xml'' file. For more granular log filtering this facility can be changed. Please refer to the rsyslog, syslog and syslog-ng documentation for further information.

Maurice.delaferte: /* Abstract */

2013-02-18T09:29:58Z

Abstract

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	==Abstract==		==Abstract==
	Open-Xchange provides OSGi ~~packages (~~''open-xchange-log4j'' ~~and ''open-xchange-commons-logging-log4j'')~~ to enable remote logging via syslog. This is useful for distributed setups or if a logging strategy is already present at the environments the servers are running. If you choose syslog to be the logging mechanism, the syslog service needs some configuration to accept remote logging, even if the service is running on localhost.		Open-Xchange provides a OSGi package ''open-xchange-log4j'' to enable remote logging via syslog. This is useful for distributed setups or if a logging strategy is already present at the environments the servers are running. If you choose syslog to be the logging mechanism, the syslog service needs some configuration to accept remote logging, even if the service is running on localhost.

	The syslog remote logging will open port 514/udp, so don't forget to firewall it properly if it's a security risk for you. The default logging facility of Open-Xchange is defined at the ''/opt/open-xchange~~/{groupware,admindaemon}~~/etc/log4j.xml'' file. For more granular log filtering this facility can be changed. Please refer to the syslog and syslog-ng documentation for further information.		The syslog remote logging will open port 514/udp, so don't forget to firewall it properly if it's a security risk for you. The default logging facility of Open-Xchange is defined at the ''/opt/open-xchange/etc/log4j.xml'' file. For more granular log filtering this facility can be changed. Please refer to the rsyslog, syslog and syslog-ng documentation for further information.

	{{InstallPlugin\|pluginname=open-xchange-log4j\|toplevel=products\|sopath=appsuite/stable/backend\|version=App Suite}}		{{InstallPlugin\|pluginname=open-xchange-log4j\|toplevel=products\|sopath=appsuite/stable/backend\|version=App Suite}}

Maurice.delaferte: /* For RHEL CentOS and Debian */

2013-02-15T15:51:56Z

For RHEL CentOS and Debian

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	daemon of your choice, you have to enable logging via UDP protocol and listening port 514. Please		daemon of your choice, you have to enable logging via UDP protocol and listening port 514. Please
	read for details the documentation of your running syslog service.		read for details the documentation of your running syslog service.
	=== For RHEL and ~~CentOS~~ ===		=== For RHEL, CentOS and Debian ===
	~~Here are the documentation steps for the popular rsyslod service.~~
	The parameter configuration is ~~now completely~~ done at a configuration file at ''/etc/rsyslog.conf''		The parameter configuration is done in a configuration file at ''/etc/rsyslog.conf'' in case you are running the popular rsyslog daemon.

	# provides UDP syslog reception		# provides UDP syslog reception
	$ModLoad imudp		$ModLoad imudp
	$UDPServerRun 514		$UDPServerRun 514

			If you like to enable remote logging it is might be needed to enable this by "/etc/default/rsyslog" configuration file.

			# Options for rsyslogd
			# -m 0 disables 'MARK' messages (deprecated, only used in compat mode < 3)
			# -r enables logging from remote machines (deprecated, only used in compat mode < 3)
			# -x disables DNS lookups on messages received with -r
			# -c compatibility mode
			# See rsyslogd(8) for more details
			RSYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-c4 -r"

	Then restart the rsyslog service to enable remote logging.		Then restart the rsyslog service to enable remote logging.

Usman.ahmad: /* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 */

2013-02-15T15:30:34Z

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

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	By default, all Open-Xchange log messages are put to ''/var/log/syslog''.		By default, all Open-Xchange log messages are put to ''/var/log/syslog''.

	===SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 ===		===For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 ===
	SLES11 comes with syslog-ng, modify the configuration at ''/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf'':		SLES11 comes up with syslog-ng, modify the configuration at ''/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf'':

	source src {		source src {

Usman.ahmad: /* rsyslod */

2013-02-15T15:29:10Z

rsyslod

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	daemon of your choice, you have to enable logging via UDP protocol and listening port 514. Please		daemon of your choice, you have to enable logging via UDP protocol and listening port 514. Please
	read for details the documentation of your running syslog service.		read for details the documentation of your running syslog service.
	=== ~~rsyslod~~ ===		=== For RHEL and CentOS ===
	Here documentation steps for the popular rsyslod.		Here are the documentation steps for the popular rsyslod service.
	The parameter configuration is now completely done at a configuration file at ''/etc/rsyslog.conf''		The parameter configuration is now completely done at a configuration file at ''/etc/rsyslog.conf''

Usman.ahmad: /* rsyslod */

2013-02-15T15:25:21Z

rsyslod

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	=== rsyslod ===		=== rsyslod ===
	Here documentation steps for the popular rsyslod.		Here documentation steps for the popular rsyslod.
	The parameter configuration is now completely done at a configuration file at ''/etc/rsyslog.conf''.		The parameter configuration is now completely done at a configuration file at ''/etc/rsyslog.conf''

	# provides UDP syslog reception		# provides UDP syslog reception

Maurice.delaferte: /* Configuration */

2013-02-15T15:23:56Z

Configuration

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 == Configuration ==
+Please note, there are numerous syslog daemons available and the configuration may also differ between Linux distributions. To make open-xchange-log4j running in collaboration with the syslog
-===Debian GNU/Linux 6.0===
+daemon of your choice, you have to enable logging via UDP protocol and listening port 514. Please
-Debian squeeze comes with the rsyslog service. In contrast to the old syslogd service, the parameter configuration is now completely done at a configuration file at ''/etc/rsyslog.conf''.
+read for details the documentation of your running syslog service.
   # provides UDP syslog reception
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 By default, all Open-Xchange log messages are put to ''/var/log/syslog''.
 ===SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 ===

Maurice.delaferte: /* Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 */

2013-02-15T15:00:46Z

Debian GNU/Linux 6.0

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	===Debian GNU/Linux 6.0===		===Debian GNU/Linux 6.0===
	Debian squeeze comes with the rsyslog service. In contrast to the old syslogd service, the parameter configuration is now completely done at a configuration file at ''/etc/~~rsyslogd~~.conf''.		Debian squeeze comes with the rsyslog service. In contrast to the old syslogd service, the parameter configuration is now completely done at a configuration file at ''/etc/rsyslog.conf''.

	# provides UDP syslog reception		# provides UDP syslog reception