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@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@ -1.) READ the README.linux file and the accompanying man pages (so it exists ;)). - It will save you some frustration. Be sure to review syslogd.conf.sample - it currently is the only place that contains information about the new - syslogd.conf format! +1.) READ the README.linux file and the accompanying man pages. + It will save you some frustration. Be sure to review sample.conf + it has a lot of information and samples on templates. If you + want to do all the cool things, this is what you need to know. 2.) Edit the Makefile for your installation. NOTE that if you have not carried out step 1 you may make choices which could render your system and/or these utilities unusable. Compile the utilities. - Compilation has been tested with versions 2.5.8, 2.6.3 and 2.7.0 of - the gcc compiler and libc versions 4.5.26 and 4.6.27. 3.) The FSSTND makes suggestions as to appropriate locations for system binaries. Since not everyone agrees with standards it is @@ -26,19 +24,13 @@ may be security concerns with running it as root. Please repeat step 1 if you are unsure of why this may be the case. -5.) YOU NEED TO DECIDE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THE STANDARD SYSLOGD OR NOT! - The is important as it influences the names used. If you call - make install - it will install this program under the name of syslogd, but it will save the - previous syslogd binary under the name of syslogd-previous. If you call it with - make install-replace - it will just replace the existing syslogd, but NOT save the former one under - the name of syslogd-previous. - If you run install multiple times, your syslogd-previous will be OVERWRITTEN! - In either case, the system startup files will not be touched. If you use - install-replace, everthing should work as always, but if it doesn't, you've - probably discovered a beta bug ;) In any case, to use the new features, you - need to update you syslogd.conf. +5.) Contrary to previous releases, this release does NOT replace the + standard syslogd in your system. Instead, the tool is installed + under the name rsyslogd. Similarily, it does NOT automatically read + syslog.conf, but rsyslog.conf instead. This was done based on user + feedback (which re-activated the author's common sense ;)) and will + probably save you a lot of hassle. On the other hand, if you used + previous versions of rsyslog, you need to change some things now! 6) If you would like to use database logging, you need a database ;) The default configuration requires a MonitorWare schema. To do this, you @@ -50,5 +42,5 @@ Enter the password if requested. The database "Syslog" with the necessary tables is created. If you would like to use a different schema, you can do so ;) Just create - your schema and database and then create a matching template in syslog.conf. + your schema and database and then create a matching template in rsyslog.conf. See sample.conf for a description on how templates work. |