I will repost the entire config. ##########################################################################
# rsyslog configuration file # note that most of this config file uses old-style format, # because it is well-known AND quite suitable for simple cases # like we have with the default config. For more advanced # things, RainerScript configuration is suggested. # For more information see /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-*/rsyslog_conf.html # If you experience problems, see http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/troubleshoot.html #### MODULES #### module(load="imuxsock") # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command) module(load="imklog") # provides kernel logging support (previously done by rklogd) #module(load"immark") # provides --MARK-- message capability # Provides UDP syslog reception # for parameters see http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/imudp.html module(load="imudp") # needs to be done just once input(type="imudp" port="514") # Provides TCP syslog reception # for parameters see http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/imtcp.html #module(load="imtcp") # needs to be done just once #input(type="imtcp" port="514") syslog.* /var/log/rsyslogd.log # per Rainers suggestion..note email #### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES #### # Use default timestamp format $ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat # File syncing capability is disabled by default. This feature is usually not required, # not useful and an extreme performance hit #$ActionFileEnableSync on # Include all config files in /etc/rsyslog.d/ $IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf module(load="impstats" interval="30" severity="7") #### RULES #### # Log all kernel messages to the console. # Logging much else clutters up the screen. #kern.* /dev/console # Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher. # Don't log private authentication messages! *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none /var/log/messages # The authpriv file has restricted access. authpriv.* /var/log/secure # Log all the mail messages in one place. mail.* /var/log/maillog # Log cron stuff cron.* /var/log/cron # Everybody gets emergency messages *.emerg :omusrmsg:* # Save news errors of level crit and higher in a special file. uucp,news.crit /var/log/spooler # Save boot messages also to boot.log local7.* /var/log/boot.log template(name="logstash-index" type="list") { constant(value="logstash-") property(name="timereported" dateFormat="rfc3339" position.from="1" position.to="4") constant(value=".") property(name="timereported" dateFormat="rfc3339" position.from="6" position.to="7") constant(value=".") property(name="timereported" dateFormat="rfc3339" position.from="9" position.to="10") } # this is for formatting our syslog in JSON with @timestamp template(name="plain-syslog" type="list") { constant(value="{") constant(value="\"@timestamp\":\"") property(name="timereported" dateFormat="rfc3339") constant(value="\",\"host\":\"") property(name="hostname") constant(value="\",\"severity\":\"") property(name="syslogseverity-text") constant(value="\",\"facility\":\"") property(name="syslogfacility-text") constant(value="\",\"tag\":\"") property(name="syslogtag" format="json") constant(value="\",\"message\":\"") property(name="msg" format="json") constant(value="\"}") } # this is where we actually send the logs to Elasticsearch (localhost:9200 by default) action(type="omelasticsearch" template="plain-syslog" searchIndex="logstash-index" dynSearchIndex="on") $ModLoad imfile # Load the imfile input module # Watch /var/log/httpd/access_log #$InputFileName /var/log/httpd/access_log #$InputFileTag apache-access: #$InputFileStateFile state-apache-access #$InputRunFileMonitor # Watch /var/log/httpd/error_log #$InputFileName /var/log/httpd/error_log #$InputFileTag apache-error: #$InputFileStateFile state-apache-error #$InputRunFileMonitor # ### begin forwarding rule ### # The statement between the begin ... end define a SINGLE forwarding # rule. They belong together, do NOT split them. If you create multiple # forwarding rules, duplicate the whole block! # Remote Logging (we use TCP for reliable delivery) # # An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is # down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again. #$WorkDirectory /var/lib/rsyslog # where to place spool files #$ActionQueueFileName fwdRule1 # unique name prefix for spool files #$ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 1g # 1gb space limit (use as much as possible) #$ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on # save messages to disk on shutdown #$ActionQueueType LinkedList # run asynchronously #$ActionResumeRetryCount -1 # infinite retries if host is down # remote host is: name/ip:port, e.g. 192.168.0.1:514, port optional #*.* @@192.168.1.88:514 # ### end of the forwarding rule ### ######################################################################################### _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ What's up with rsyslog? 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