FAQ
- FAQ: some general topics often asked
- What is the difference between the main_queue and a queue with a ruleset tied to an input?
- FAQ: Encrypting MySQL Traffic with ommysql Plugin
- FAQ: Troubleshooting UDP Packet Loss
- Q1: I see packet loss in my OS statistics for
imudp
. What are the potential causes, troubleshooting steps, and probable fixes? - Q2: How can I definitively check if the OS kernel is dropping UDP packets due to full receive buffers?
- Q3: Why does
tcpdump
show traffic as “ip-proto-17” without a port number? - Q4: My OS stats show “packets to unknown port”. How do I find out which port is being used?
- Q5: How does rsyslog set the UDP receive buffer? Does it use
SO_RCVBUFFORCE
?
- Q1: I see packet loss in my OS statistics for
See also
Help with configuring/using Rsyslog
:
Mailing list - best route for general questions
GitHub: rsyslog source project - detailed questions, reporting issues that are believed to be bugs with
Rsyslog
See also
Contributing to Rsyslog
:
Source project: rsyslog project README.
Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README
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