Hi all,
currently a lot of work is going on with rsyslog. Thus, we already have
another *major* feature introduced: rsyslog has now the capability to
generate output file names based on templates. This feature was often
discussed and is now implemented in a very high-performance way.
What does this mean?
If you would like to split log files based on the originator host, you
can now do that with just one selector line. All you need to define is a
template that has the host property in it and assign that template to
the file action. A sample would be:
$template DynaFile,"/var/log/system-%HOSTNAME%.log"
*.* -?DynaFile
That's it. And, of course, you can not only use HOSTNAME but any
property that is available (see
http://www.rsyslog.com/module-Static_Docs-view-f-property_replacer.html.
phtml).
Besides this major enhancement, control for output file permissions have
been increased and some minor things be added/changed. Please see the
change log for details.
Change Log:
http://www.rsyslog.com/Article83.phtml
Download:
http://www.rsyslog.com/Downloads-req-getit-lid-38.phtml
I would appreciate feedback on the new DynaFile feature as well as
experience/bug reports very much.
Thanks,
Rainer Gerhards
currently a lot of work is going on with rsyslog. Thus, we already have
another *major* feature introduced: rsyslog has now the capability to
generate output file names based on templates. This feature was often
discussed and is now implemented in a very high-performance way.
What does this mean?
If you would like to split log files based on the originator host, you
can now do that with just one selector line. All you need to define is a
template that has the host property in it and assign that template to
the file action. A sample would be:
$template DynaFile,"/var/log/system-%HOSTNAME%.log"
*.* -?DynaFile
That's it. And, of course, you can not only use HOSTNAME but any
property that is available (see
http://www.rsyslog.com/module-Static_Docs-view-f-property_replacer.html.
phtml).
Besides this major enhancement, control for output file permissions have
been increased and some minor things be added/changed. Please see the
change log for details.
Change Log:
http://www.rsyslog.com/Article83.phtml
Download:
http://www.rsyslog.com/Downloads-req-getit-lid-38.phtml
I would appreciate feedback on the new DynaFile feature as well as
experience/bug reports very much.
Thanks,
Rainer Gerhards