From: Rob Laidlaw (laidlaw@consecro.com)
Date: Sat Dec 25 2004 - 23:40:23 GMT-3
I've also had problems with syslogd on linux if the daemon can't name
resolve the ip. /etc/hosts
GL
-Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Mrozek" <AndyMrozek@yahoo.com>
To: "Andy Mrozek" <AndyMrozek@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Joseph Rothstein" <ziutek@mac.com>; "Group study"
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: OS X and syslog
Also try to set your /etc/syslog.conf to this
local7.* /var/log/cisco.log
Just to see what happens , then on your router do a logging on from
global config.. then start restart your syslogd process again......
Andy Mrozek wrote:
> I would guess that it is the -a option.... In redhat enterprise v3 it
> is -r option , look around mac lists to see what network setting
> allows it to accept from the network , I am sure this is your
> issue....... Please let us know when you figure what switch it is , as
> I am a mac closet fan myself..... ;)
>
> Andy Mrozek wrote:
>
>> In some unix implementations of syslogd , by default they only run
>> for local processes such as sendmail , init , etc etc..... this can
>> be verified with:
>>
>> ps -aux | grep syslogd
>>
>> If you see a syslogd -m then this is the case , and your syslog wont
>> accept messages over your network interface .... Kill the process and
>> relaunch syslogd with the -r option...
>>
>> -HTH
>>
>> Joseph Rothstein wrote:
>>
>>> I'm hoping someone can help me out here.
>>>
>>> I am trying to setup my OS X machine as a syslog server. In the
>>> syslog.conf file, I have created the following entry:
>>>
>>> local7.debug /var/log/cisco.log
>>>
>>> The cisco.log file exists, and I used chmod 666 to change the
>>> privileges.
>>>
>>> I configured one of my routers with the following:
>>>
>>> logging 192.168.1.100 (address of my OS X machine)
>>>
>>> This address is pingable, and there is no FW in the way.
>>>
>>> For some reason I do not get any entries in the cisco.log file as I
>>> would expect.
>>>
>>> netstat -a shows that syslog is a running udp protocol.
>>>
>>> If there are any UNIX gurus out there who might know of any reason
>>> why this doesn't work, I'd love to hear from you.
>>>
>>> Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> CCIE #14140
>>>
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