> when compiling the new version you should be able to just do make > install > after you have compiled it to install it.
As far as I know, you need to set --libdir and --bindir (or its 64 bit equivalents) ./configure options on CentOS, but I don't know what the correct values are for it. Rainer > > you may need to uninstall the RHEL shipped version, I think that by > default rsyslog will get installed under /usr/local when compiled from > source. > > installing from source will not create the /etc/rsyslog.conf file for > you. > > the rsyslog on my laptop (ubuntu with a couple manual tweaks) is: > > # /etc/rsyslog.conf Configuration file for rsyslog. > # > # For more information see > # /usr/share/doc/rsyslog- > doc/html/rsyslog_conf.html > # > # Default logging rules can be found in /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf > ################# > #### MODULES #### > ################# > $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging > $ModLoad imklog # provides kernel logging support (previously done by > rklogd) > #$ModLoad immark # provides --MARK-- message capability > #$KLogPath /var/run/rsyslog/kmsg > # provides UDP syslog reception > #$ModLoad imudp > #$UDPServerRun 514 > # provides TCP syslog reception > #$ModLoad imtcp > #$InputTCPServerRun 514 > ########################### > #### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES #### > ########################### > # > # Use traditional timestamp format. > # To enable high precision timestamps, comment out the following line. > # > $ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat > # > # Set the default permissions for all log files. > # > $FileOwner syslog > $FileGroup adm > $FileCreateMode 0640 > $DirCreateMode 0755 > $Umask 0022 > $PrivDropToUser syslog > $PrivDropToGroup syslog > $RepeatedMsgReduction on > $RepeatedMsgContainsOriginalMsg on > # > # Include all config files in /etc/rsyslog.d/ > # > #$IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf > *.* -/var/log/messages > > this should be enough to get you started, you will need to uncomment > the > remote reception options and then start rsyslog with rsyslogd -cX where > X > is the major version you are running (3,4,5 depending on which one you > pick) > > David Lang > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com
