Hi, > > > http://rgerhards.blogspot.com/2007/09/rsyslog-config-again.html > > > > > > I would deeply appreciate any feedback on the samples and format > > > suggestions. > > > > /me thinks you're getting way too little feedback on the blog, > > or this list. Unfortunately I don't have much more than simple > > preference to contribute here.. > > > > XML-based format: > > > > Yikes, you'll need an additional human readable frontend > > format that's converted to XML for it to be usable. You > > can't expect us poor sysadmins to be editing XML > > directly to configure rsyslogd.. > > The nice piece of this is that it is machine parseable easily which > enables lots of useful editors.
I don't agree with the original posters comment there also. As an example, I have been using linuxha.net now for quite some years on many clusters and from day one, linuxha.net has used XML for all it's configuration files. I personally find the "standard" that brings to config files much better than the myriad of conf files I've dealt with the many more years I've been using UNIX and Linux. > > syslog-ng like: > > > > Fair enough.. It works for my usage. > > The syntax is okay but at that point what distinguishes b/t syslog-ng > and rsyslog? I've personally never been a fan of the syntax used in this. Sure I know it now after years for admin work, but I remember the times I needed to learn it thoroughly, it wasn't as easy as other conf files. > > Apache like: > > > > Not sure I understand this.. Seems like a mix of option/value > > and xml'ish for some functionality. > > This one I'm more interested in. If you think of each log like a > vhost and you define the qualities that are added to that inside the > definition > > <Log mylogofsilliness> > Destination /path/to/silly.log > DestinationMode 0640 > DestinationOwner root > DestinationGroup log-readers > Include mail.info kern.debug cron.emerg > </Log> > > etc, etc, etc > > maybe that doesn't make sense, maybe it does - it is pretty easy to > read, though. I think every sysadmin has setup a web server and delved into the apache-like configurations with software like apache, proftpd, etc. It's a nice and easy to understand format which has also proved the test of time. I'd be happy with either XML or Apache-like, but my bias is towards XML. Regards, Michael. > -sv > > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog ------- End of Original Message ------- _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog
