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RSyslog Windows Agent 4.1 Released

By Adiscon SupportPosted on March 27, 2017May 30, 2018Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged 4.1, bugfix, config, EventLog Monitor, file config, RSyslog Windows Agent

Adiscon is proud to announce the 4.1 release of MonitorWare Agent. Rsyslog Windows Agent is now able to reload it’s configuration automatically if enabled (Which is done by the configuration client automatically on first start). It is not necessary to restart the service manually anymore. Performance enhancing options have been added into EventLog Monitor V1 […]

Using rsyslog to Reindex/Migrate Elasticsearch data

By rgheorghePosted on May 10, 2016May 30, 2018Posted in More complex scenariosTagged config, elasticsearch, external inputs, Guides for rsyslog, howto, imtcp, omelasticsearch, reindex, rsyslog, syslog

Original post: Scalable and Flexible Elasticsearch Reindexing via rsyslog by @Sematext This recipe is useful in a two scenarios: migrating data from one Elasticsearch cluster to another (e.g. when you’re upgrading from Elasticsearch 1.x to 2.x or later) reindexing data from one index to another in a cluster pre 2.3. For clusters on version 2.3 […]

Monitoring rsyslog’s impstats with Kibana and SPM

By rgheorghePosted on April 6, 2016May 30, 2018Posted in More complex scenariosTagged alert, config, elasticsearch, impstats, kibana, liblognorm, mmnormalize, monitoring, omelasticsearch, plugin, rsyslog, ruleset, spm, statistic, templates, v8

Original post: Monitoring rsyslog with Kibana and SPM by @Sematext A while ago we published this post where we explained how you can get stats about rsyslog, such as the number of messages enqueued, the number of output errors and so on. The point was to send them to Elasticsearch (or Logsene, our logging SaaS, […]

Connecting with Logstash via Apache Kafka

By rgheorghePosted on October 21, 2015May 30, 2018Posted in More complex scenarios, UncategorizedTagged config, elasticsearch, Guides for rsyslog, imfile, logstash, omkafka, plugin, queues, rsyslog, syslog, templates, v8

Original post: Recipe: rsyslog + Kafka + Logstash by @Sematext This recipe is similar to the previous rsyslog + Redis + Logstash one, except that we’ll use Kafka as a central buffer and connecting point instead of Redis. You’ll have more of the same advantages: rsyslog is light and crazy-fast, including when you want it […]

Howto store remote messages in a separate file

By adisconteamPosted on June 3, 2013January 11, 2019Posted in Video TutorialsTagged config, file, format, legacy, messages, remote, separate, testing, tutorial, Video

In this ~8 minute video Rainer Gerhards describes Howto store remote messages in a separate file. It’s actually one of the most frequently asked question on rsyslog forum and mailing list. Note: the tutorial is for legacy config format in order to help most people gain benefit from it.

How can I check the config?

By Adiscon SupportPosted on January 30, 2013May 30, 2018Posted in FAQTagged check, config, rsyslog

We have often seen the case, that someone has rsyslog running and makes changes to the configuration. And usually, after making the changes, rsyslog gets restarted, but the changed config is invalid. rsyslog has a function to check the configuration for validity. This can be done very easily by invoking this command: rsyslogd -N1 (Note […]

How to check if config variables are used?

By Adiscon SupportPosted on July 6, 2012May 30, 2018Posted in FAQTagged config, debug, rsyslog

Sometimes you might wonder, if the configuration you created is really used. At least parts of it. This could really happen in a lot of situations. Currently, the config format is changed a lot. This forces users who want to use the new format to use a mixed mode of old and new config style. […]

Changelog for 6.3.7 (v6-devel)

By Adiscon SupportPosted on February 2, 2012May 30, 2018Posted in ChangelogTagged 6.3.7, bugfix, config, devel, imklog, license, rsyslog, v6, x.509

Version 6.3.7 [DEVEL] 2012-02-02 imported refactored v5.9.6 imklog linux driver, now combined with BSD driver removed imtemplate/omtemplate template modules, as this was waste of time The actual input/output modules are better copy templates. Instead, the now-removed modules cost time for maintenance AND often caused confusion on what their role was. added new stats objects improved […]

rsyslog 6.3.3 (devel) released

By adisconteamPosted on July 13, 2011May 30, 2018Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged 6.3.3, config, devel, format, rainerscript, release, v6

This is a very important milestone release. It features the new config parser and thus provides the basis for a more intuitive config format. With 6.3.3 there are already some enhancements to the format. However, more changes will come up with the next minor releases. For details, please check this link: http://www.rsyslog.com/rsyslog-6-3-3-config-format-improvements/ It is worth […]

rsyslog 6.3.3 (devel)

By adisconteamPosted on July 13, 2011May 30, 2018Posted in devel, DownloadTagged 6.3.3, config, devel, format, rainerscript, v6

Download file name: rsyslog 6.3.3 (devel) rsyslog 6.3.3 (devel) md5sum: f0ef4a1760eaf4498fba3f5bdc969d8e Author: Rainer Gerhards (rgerhards@adiscon.com) Version: 6.3.3 File size: 2.4 MB Download this file now!