From b68871533aaae9eff0e8acb038e06a42702973d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rainer Gerhards Rsyslog is an enhanced syslogd
-supporting, among others, MySQL, syslog/tcp,
+supporting, among others, MySQL,
failover log
destinations, syslog/tcp,
fine grain output format control, and the ability to filter on any message part.
It is quite compatible to stock
sysklogd and can be used as a drop-in replacement. Its
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ helps. Learn how to help the rsyslog project.RSyslog - Documentation
Our rsyslog history page is for you if you would like to learn a little more -on why there is an rsyslog at all.
+on why there is an rsyslog at all. If you are interested why you should care about rsyslog at all, you may want to read Rainer's essay on "why the world needs another syslogd".Documentation is added continuously. Please note that the documentation here matches only the current version of rsyslog. If you use an older version, be sure to use the doc that came with it.
You can also browse the following online resources:
And don't forget about the rsyslog mailing list. If you are interested in the "backstage", you may find -Rainer's +Rainer's blog an interesting read (filter on syslog and rsyslog tags).