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@@ -1,62 +1,37 @@ -On behalf of the beta-testers and other members of the Linux INTERNET -community who have helped shape and debug this package I am pleased to -announce version 1.3-pl3 of the sysklogd package. +I am pleased to announce the initial beta release of the rsyslog package. -This package implements two system log daemons. The syslogd daemon is -an enhanced version of the standard Berkeley utility program. This -daemon is responsible for providing logging of messages received from -programs and facilities on the local host as well as from remote -hosts. The klogd daemon listens to kernel message sources and is -responsible for prioritizing and processing operating system -messages. The klogd daemon can run as a client of syslogd or -optionally as a standalone program. +Rsyslog has been forked from the sysklogd package. It currently shares its +base design but includes many important enhancements. Most importantly +it supports -This package is the culmination of about two years of experience and -bug reports on the 1.2 version from both the INTERNET and our -corporate Linux networks. The utilities in this package should provide -VERY reliable system logging. Klogd and syslogd have both been stress -tested in kernel development environments where literally hundreds of -megabytes of kernel messages have been blasted through them. If either -utility should fail I would appreciate a report and debug information -so that the bug can be reproduced and squashed. +- fully configurable output formats, including + * high precision timestamps with year ;) + * access to each of the message parts as well as substrings thereof + (include access to faciltiy and priority) + * access to the raw message received +- direct logging to MySQL database servers +- compatibility to stock linux syslogd -This package includes some major improvements. Some of them are listed -here: +Rsyslog is GPL'ed software. Details on it can be found at - * klogd supports on-the-fly kernel address to symbol - translations. This requires that a valid kernel symbol map be - found at execution. + http://www.monitorware.com/rsyslog/ - * klogd also supports debugging of protection faults which occur - in kernel loadable modules. +This package has performed well in our test environments but it is a beta +release. So you might experience problems of all kind when you try it. So far, +it has been compiled under both Red Hat and Debian Linux, only (we did not +try some other system, so others hopefully will work, too). - * syslogd has better handling of remote logging capabilities. +We would appreciate any feedback from early testers, including bug reports, +additional platforms it runs on and new ideas. - * both klogd and syslogd can be controlled through commandline - options and signals. +Thanks to everyone who has contributed ideas, patches and bug reports. +Special thanks to Tina Bird for being a constant source of new ideas and also +to Bennett Todd for his suggestions (yes, those back from 2003 also finally +made it into rsyslog ;)). - * both daemons are now FSSTND conform. +We hope to receive ample feedback. The more feedback we receive, the more +enhancements will happen (and the faster they will appear). You can +send any feedback and suggestion to me at rgerhards@adiscon.com. - * a syslog.conf(5) manpage is now available. - - * Spaces are now accepted in the syslog configuration - file. This should be a real crowd pleaser. - - * Syslogd now uses dynamic allocation of logging output - descriptors. There is no longer a static limit on the number - of log destinations that can be defined. - - * Numerous bug fixes and code cleanups. - -The new release can be obtained from either tsx-11.mit.edu or -sunsite.unc.edu. - -Thanks again to everyone who has contributed ideas, patches and bug -reports. Linux has a superior set of logging utilities thanks to -contributions from the entire community. - - -Dr. Greg Wettstein -Oncology Research Division Computing Facility -Roger Maris Cancer Center -greg@wind.enjellic.com +Rainer Gerhards +Adiscon |