as far as I know you need to set the syslogd_flags variable in /etc/rc.conf.local or /etc/rc.conf
regards Christoph > -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Im Auftrag von Sma11T0wnITGuy > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Dezember 2008 15:35 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: How to start Syslogd with -u and -n options > > > I'm an OpenBSD noob. > > I'm setting up an OpenBSD Syslog Server. It will be the only > device plugged into a particular switchport off its own VLAN > on a switchcard in a Router. > I'm running OpenBSD 4.3 with all applicable patches. > > The Syslog Server will not resolve any names, just accept log > entries from the router, so I'd like to specify the -n option > and the -u option. > > I've read the man pages for syslogd and syslog.conf, but I > can't figure out how to get the daemon to start with the > desired options. I must be missing or misunderstanding > something in the man pages, or looking in the wrong places. > Can someone help me define the startup options for syslogd, > and tell me where to do so? > > Here's my syslog.conf file: > > # cat /etc/syslog.conf > # $OpenBSD: syslog.conf,v 1.17 2005/05/25 07:35:38 david Exp $ > # > > *.notice;auth,authpriv,cron,ftp,kern,lpr,mail,user.none > /var/log/messages > kern.debug;syslog,user.info > /var/log/messages > auth.info > /var/log/authlog > authpriv.debug > /var/log/secure > cron.info /var/cron/log > daemon.info > /var/log/daemon > ftp.info > /var/log/xferlog > lpr.debug > /var/log/lpd-errs > mail.info > /var/log/maillog > #uucp.info /var/log/uucp > > # Uncomment this line to send "important" messages to the > system # console: be aware that this could create lots of output. > #*.err;auth.notice;authpriv.none;kern.debug;mail.crit /dev/console > > # Uncomment this to have all messages of notice level and > higher # as well as all authentication messages sent to root. > *.notice;auth.debug root > > # Everyone gets emergency messages. > *.emerg * > > # Uncomment to log to a central host named "loghost". You > need to run # syslogd with the -u option on the remote host > if you are using this. # (This is also required to log info > from things like routers and # ISDN-equipment). If you run > -u, you are vulnerable to syslog bombing, # and should > consider blocking external syslog packets. > #*.notice;auth,authpriv,cron,ftp,kern,lpr,mail,user.none > @loghost > #auth,daemon,syslog,user.info;authpriv,kern.debug > @loghost > > # Uncomment to log messages from sudo(8) and chat(8) to their > own # respective log files. Matches are done based on the > program name. # Program-specific logs: !sudo > *.* /var/log/sudo > !chat > *.* /var/log/chat > > # This line added to accept log files from Router > *.* > /var/log/router > # > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/How-to-start-Syslogd-with--u-and--n-opti ons-tp20956554p20956554.html Sent from the openbsd user - misc mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
