[TriLUG] Syslog server

[rpjday]

On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Jeff Bollinger wrote:

> Anyone have a really good (secure) way to set-up a syslog server, before
> I delve into How-tos and whatnot?  Here's the plan:
> 
> System A reports its logs to System B.
> System B acts as a desktop workstation (though not installed that way)
> already, and reports its own logs via e-mail.
> 
> I want to make sure that I have two separate and distinct logs coming
> from System B: System A's and System B's.

the major issue in configuring a syslog server is to start the syslogd
daemon on the server with the "-r" option -- see "man syslogd".
beyond that, it's just a case of editing the /etc/sytslog.conf file
on all of the hosts.

rday