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# A commented sample configuration. More a man page than a real
# sample ;)
#
# We try to keep things as consistent with existing syslog implementation
# as possible. We use "$" to start lines that contain new directives.
# Set syslogd options
# Templates are a key feature of rsyslog. They allow to specify any
# format a user might want. Every output in rsyslog uses templates - this
# holds true for files, user messages and so on. The database writer
# expects its template to be a proper SQL statement - so this is highly
# customizable too. You might ask how does all of this work when no templates
# at all are specified. Good question ;) The answer is simple, though. Templates
# compatible with the stock syslogd formats are hardcoded into rsyslog. So if
# no template is specified, we use one of these hardcoded templates. Search for
# "template_" in syslogd.c and you will find the hardcoded ones.
#
# A template consists of a template directive, a name, the actual template text
# and optional options. A sample is:
#
# $template MyTemplateName,"\7Text %property% some more text\n",<options>
#
# The "$template" is the template directive. It tells rsyslog that this
# line contains a template.
#
# "MyTemplateName" is the template name. All other config lines refer to
# this name.
#
# The text within quotes is the actual template text. The backslash is
# a escape character, much as in C. It does all these "cool" things. For
# example, \7 rings the bell (this is an ASCII value), \n is a new line.
# C programmers and perl coders have the advantage of knowing this, but the
# set in rsyslog is a bit restricted currently. All text in the template
# is used literally, except for things within percent signs. These are
# properties and allow you access to the contents of the syslog message.
# Properties are accessed via the property replacer (nice name, huh) and
# it can do cool things, too. For example, it can pick a substring or
# do date-specific formatting. More on this is below, on some lines of the
# property replacer.
#
# The <options> part is optional. It carries options that influence the
# template as whole. Details are below. Be sure NOT to mistake template
# options with property options - the later ones are processed by the
# property replacer and apply to a SINGLE property, only (and not the
# whole template).
#
# Template options are case-insensitive. Currently defined are:
# sql - format the string suitable for a SQL statement. This will replace single
# quotes ("'") by two single quotes ("''") inside each field. This option MUST
# be specified when a template is used for writing to a database, otherwise SQL
# injection might occur.
#
# Please note that the database writer *checks* that the sql option is
# present in the template. If it is not present, the write database action
# is disabled. This is to guard you against accidential forgetting it and
# then becoming vulnerable for SQL injection.
# The sql option can also be useful with files - especially if you want
# to run them on another machine for performance reasons. However, do NOT
# use it if you do not have a real need for it - among others, it takes
# some toll on the processing time. Not much, but on a really busy system
# you might notice it ;)
#
# To escape:
# % = \%
# \ = \\
# --> '\' is used to escape (as in C)
#$template TraditionalFormat,%timegenerated% %HOSTNAME% %syslogtag%%msg%\n"
#
# Properties can be accessed by the property replacer. They are accessed
# inside the template by putting them between percent signs. Properties
# can be modifed by the property replacer. The full syntax is as follows:
#
# %propname:fromChar:toChar:options%
#
# propname is the name of the property to access. This IS case-sensitive!
# Currently supported are:
# msg the MSG part of the message (aka "the message" ;))
# rawmsg the message excactly as it was received from the
# socket. Should be useful for debugging.
# UxTradMsg will disappear soon - do NOT use!
# HOSTNAME hostname from the message
# source alias for HOSTNAME
# syslogtag TAG from the message
# PRI PRI part of the message - undecoded (single value)
# IUT the monitorware InfoUnitType - used when talking to a
# MonitorWare backend (also for phpLogCon)
# syslogfacility the facility from the message - in numerical form
# syslogpriority the priority (actully severity!) from the
# message - in numerical form
# timegenerated timestamp when the message was RECEIVED. Always in high
# resolution
# timereported timestamp from the message. Resolution depends on what
# was provided in the message (in most cases, only seconds)
# TIMESTAMP alias for timereported
#
# FromChar and toChar are used to build substrings. They specify the
# offset within the string that should be copied. Offset counting
# starts at 1, so if you need to obtain the first 2 characters of the
# message text, you can use this syntax: "%msg:1:2%".
# If you do not whish to specify from and to, but you want to
# specify options, you still need to include the colons. For example,
# if you would like to convert the full message text to lower case
# only, use "%msg:::lowercase%".
#
# property options are case-insensitive, currently defined are:
# uppercase convert property to lowercase only
# lowercase convert property text to uppercase only
# drop-last-lf The last LF in the message (if any), is dropped.
# Especially useful for PIX.
# date-mysql format as mysql date
# date-rfc3164 format as RFC 3164 date
# date-rfc3339 format as RFC 3339 date
# escape-cc NOT yet implemented
# Below find some samples of what a template can do. Have a good
# time finding out what they do [or just tun them] ;)
# A template that resambles traditional syslogd file output:
$template TraditionalFormat,"%timegenerated% %HOSTNAME% %syslogtag%%msg:::drop-last-lf%\n"
# A template that tells you a little more about the message:
$template precise,"%syslogpriority%,%syslogfacility%,%timegenerated:::fulltime%,%HOSTNAME%,%syslogtag%,%msg%\n"
# A template that resembles RFC 3164 on-the-wire format:
# (yes, there is NO space betwen syslogtag and msg! that's important!)
$template RFC3164fmt,"<%PRI%>%TIMESTAMP% %HOSTNAME% %syslogtag%%msg%"
# a template resembling traditional wallmessage format:
$template wallmsg,"\r\n\7Message from syslogd@%HOSTNAME% at %timegenerated% ...\r\n %syslogtag%%msg%\n\r"
# The template below emulates winsyslog format, but we need to check the time
# stamps used. for now, it is good enough ;) This format works best with
# other members of the MonitorWare product family. It is also a good sample
# where you can see the property replacer in action.
$template WinSyslogFmt,"%HOSTNAME%,%timegenerated:1:10:date-rfc3339%,%timegenerated:12:19:date-rfc3339%,%timegenerated:1:10:date-rfc3339%,%timegenerated:12:19:date-rfc3339%,%syslogfacility%,%syslogpriority%,%syslogtag%%msg%\n"
# A template used for database writing (notice it *is* an actual
# sql-statement):
$template dbFormat,"insert into SystemEvents (Message, Facility,FromHost, Priority, DeviceReportedTime, ReceivedAt, InfoUnitID, SysLogTag) values ('%msg%', %syslogfacility%, '%HOSTNAME%',%syslogpriority%, '%timereported:::date-mysql%', '%timegenerated:::date-mysql%', %iut%, '%syslogtag%')",sql
# Selector lines are somewhat different from stock syslogd. With
# rsyslog, you can add a semicolon ";" after the target and then
# the template name. That will assign this template to the respective
# action. If no template name is given, a hardcoded template is used.
# If a template name is given, but the template was not defined, the
# selector line is DEACTIVATED.
#
# #############
# # IMPORTANT #
# #############
# Templates MUST be defined BEFORE they are used! It is OK to
# intermix template definitions and selector lines within the
# config file, but each template MUST be defined before it is
# used the first time!
#
# We have some very rough samples here - This sample file focusses
# on the new syntax, so we do NOT describe all possible selections.
# Use the syslog.conf if you are interested to see how to select
# based on facility and severits (aka priority).
*.* /var/log/winsyslog-like.log;WinSyslogFmt
# A selector using the traditional format defined above:
*.* /var/log/traditionalfile.log;TraditionalFormat
# And another one using the hardcoded traditional format:
*.* /var/log/anothertraditionalfile.log
# Templates are also fully supportd for forwarding:
*.* @172.19.2.16;RFC3164fmt
# And this finally is a database action
*.* >hostname,dbname,userid,password
# It uses the default schema (MonitorWare format). The parameters
# should be self-explanatory.
# And this one uses the template defined above:
*.* >hostname,dbname,userid,password;dbFormat
#
# A final world. rsyslog is considered a part of Adiscon's MonitorWare product line.
# As such, you can find current information as well as information on the
# other product line members on http://www.monitorware.com. Please be warned, there
# are a number of closed-source commercial Windows applications among these products ;)
#
# You might want to check the GPL'ed phpLogCon (http://www.phplogcon.org)
# as a web-based front-end to a syslog message database.
#
# I hope this work is useful.
# 2004-12-08 Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com>
#
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