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NAME
syslog-ng - syslog-ng system logger application
SYNOPSIS
syslog-ng [options]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page is only an abstract; for the complete documentation of
syslog-ng, see The syslog-ng Administrator Guide[2].
The syslog-ng application is a flexible and highly scalable system
logging application. Typically, syslog-ng is used to manage log
messages and implement centralized logging, where the aim is to collect
the log messages of several devices on a single, central log server.
The different devices - called syslog-ng clients - all run syslog-ng,
and collect the log messages from the various applications, files, and
other sources. The clients send all important log messages to the
remote syslog-ng server, where the server sorts and stores them.
OPTIONS
--cfgfile <file> or -f <file>
Use the specified configuration file.
--chroot <dir> or -C <dir>
Change root to the specified directory after reading the
configuration file. The directory must be set up accordingly. Note
that it is not possible to reload the syslog-ng configuration after
chrooting.
--debug or -d
Start syslog-ng in debug mode.
--enable-core
Enable syslog-ng to write core files in case of a crash to help
support and debugging.
--fd-limit
Set the minimal number of required file descriptors (fd-s); this
sets how many files syslog-ng can keep open simultaneously. Default
value: 4096. Note that this does not override the global ulimit
setting of the host.
--foreground or -F
Do not daemonize, run in the foreground.
--group <group> or -g <group>
Switch to the specified group after initializing the configuration
file.
--help or -h
Display a brief help message.
--no-caps
Run syslog-ng as root, without capability-support. This is the
default behavior. On Linux, it is possible to run syslog-ng as
non-root with capability-support if syslog-ng was compiled with the
--enable-linux-caps option enabled. (Execute syslog-ng --version to
display the list of enabled build parameters.)
--persist-file <persist-file> or -R <persist-file>
Set the path and name of the syslog-ng.persist file where the
persistent options and data are stored.
--pidfile <pidfile> or -p <pidfile>
Set path to the PID file where the pid of the main process is
stored.
--process-mode <pidfile>
Sets how to run syslog-ng: in the foreground (mainly used for
debugging), in the background as a daemon, or in safe-background
mode. By default, syslog-ng runs in safe-background mode. This mode
creates a supervisor process called supervising syslog-ng , that
restarts syslog-ng if it crashes.
--qdisk-dir <path> or -Q <path>
Specify the location of the file used for disk-based buffering. By
default, this file is located at /var/lib/syslog-ng/.
--stderr or -e
Log internal messages of syslog-ng to stderr. Mainly used for
debugging purposes in conjunction with the --foreground option. If
not specified, syslog-ng will log such messages to its internal
source.
--syntax-only or -s
Verify that the configuration file is syntactically correct and
exit.
--user <user> or -u <user>
Switch to the specified user after initializing the configuration
file (and optionally chrooting). Note that it is not possible to
reload the syslog-ng configuration if the specified user has no
privilege to create the /dev/log file.
--verbose or -v
Enable verbose logging used to troubleshoot syslog-ng.
--version or -V
Display version number and compilation information.
FILES
/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
SEE ALSO
syslog-ng.conf(5)
The syslog-ng Administrator Guide[2]
If you experience any problems or need help with syslog-ng, visit the
syslog-ng mailing list[3]
For news and notifications about the documentation of syslog-ng, visit
the BalaBit Documentation Blog[4].
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by the BalaBit Documentation Team
<documentation@balabit.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2000-2009 BalaBit IT Security Ltd. Published under the
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works
(by-nc-nd) 3.0 license. See http://creativecommons.org/ for details.
The latest version is always available at
http://www.balabit.com/support/documentation.
NOTES
1. official syslog-ng website
http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/
2. The syslog-ng Administrator Guide
http://www.balabit.com/support/documentation/
3. syslog-ng mailing list
https://lists.balabit.hu/mailman/listinfo/syslog-ng
4. BalaBit Documentation Blog
http://robert.blogs.balabit.com
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