We have a couple of apps (among them Networker) that add various things to /etc/syslog.conf, and consequently are displeased by its removal in RHEL 6 and its CentOS stablemate. Is there any problem ...

Whatever else you do to secure a Linux system, it must have comprehensive, accurate and carefully watched logs. Logs serve several purposes. First, they help us troubleshoot virtually all kinds of ...

The syslog deamon (syslogd) on Unix systems provides message logging for other services so that each service doesn’t have to duplicate the same basic functionality to manage logging for itself. The ...

i am attempting to have my router transmit the syslog info to my linux server, but dont know how to configure linux to listen to the incoming data streams.<BR><BR>what port do i have to be listening ...

I’m attending a fantastic session at LinuxWorld today titled “Working with Log Files.” The session is being run by Mark Cohen (Quote.com, LookSmart, Penquin Computing) and Patrick McGovern ...

Before we dive into setting up any of this we need to do a little prep work. If you are going to be looking at these logs in a web browser then it might be good if the time stamps you are seeing ...