Simple forwarding with rsyslog (video tutorial)

Friday, March 27th, 2009
A quick introduction (~5 minutes) into basic UDP/TCP forwarding of messages with rsyslog. This shows how to extend a standard rsyslog.conf (on Debian 5 in this sample, but applies to all other distros, too) to support forwarding of messages. (more…)

Using rsyslog templates (video tutorial)

Sunday, March 15th, 2009
In this ~15 minute video Rainer Gerhards describes what templates are, where they can be used and what they can contain. This is a life demo showcasing how things are actually done (carried out using Debian 5). (more…)

rsyslog message flow (video tutorial)

Thursday, March 12th, 2009
This is a video tutorial on how messages flow through the rsyslog engine. Explains types of modules, queues and the “big picture”.
This is actually the first video tutorial, and I guess you’ll notice that. Anyhow, I think it is useful for understanding the system. (more…)