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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.
3.) The FSSTND makes suggestions as to appropriate locations for
system binaries. Since not everyone agrees with standards it is
up to the system administrator installing the utilities to choose
the most appropriate locations for the binaries and their
configuration files. By default the package will compile and
install following the FSSTND recommendations. If a decision is
made to change this behavior consult the makefile and the sources.
The FSSTND define controls selection of values which may be
influenced by the choice of conformance with the FSSTND or site
preferences.
4.) For proper functioning the daemon is best run as root.
This is probably not much of a problem since it will probably be
started either by init or as part of the rc.* startup process. There
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.) 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
can follow this advise:
How to create the database for rsyslog?
It is really easy. Simply run the following command in your shell. Be sure
that the mysql user you are using have permission to create a database.
mysql -u username -p < /path/to/createDB.sql
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 rsyslog.conf.
See sample.conf for a description on how templates work.
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