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RFC5424 Compliant System Logging
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[![License Badge][]][License] [![Travis Status][]][Travis]
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Table of Contents
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* [Introduction](#introduction)
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* [Build & Install](#build--install)
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* [Building from GIT](#building-from-git)
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* [Origin & References](#origin--references)
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Introduction
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------------
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This is the continuation of the original Debian/Ubuntu syslog daemon,
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updated with full [RFC3164][] and [RFC5424][] support from NetBSD and
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FreeBSD. The package includes the `libsyslog.{a,so}` library and a
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`syslog.h` header file replacement, two system log daemons, `syslogd`
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and `klogd`, and one command line tool called `logger`.
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`libsyslog` and `syslog/syslog.h`, derived directly from NetBSD, expose
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`syslogp()` and other new features available only in [RFC5424][]:
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- https://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?syslog+3+NetBSD-current
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The `syslogd` daemon is an enhanced version of the standard Berkeley
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utility program, updated with DNA from FreeBSD. It is responsible for
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providing logging of messages received from programs and facilities on
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the local host as well as from remote hosts. Although compatible with
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standard C-library implementations of the `syslog()` API (GLIBC, musl
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libc, uClibc), `libsyslog` must be used in your application to unlock
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the new [RFC5424][] `syslogp()` API.
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The `klogd` daemon listens to kernel message sources and is responsible
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for prioritizing and processing operating system messages. The `klogd`
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daemon can run as a client of `syslogd` or optionally as a standalone
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program. `klogd` can now be used to decode EIP addresses if it can
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determine a `System.map` file.
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The included `logger` tool can be used from the command line, or script,
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to send RFC5424 formatted messages using `libsyslog` to `syslogd` for
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local or remote logging.
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Main differences from the original sysklogd package are:
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- Support for `include /etc/syslog.d/*.conf`, see example .conf
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- Built-in log-rotation support, with compression by default, useful for
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embedded systems. No need for cron and a separate logrotate daemon
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- Full [RFC3164][] and [RFC5424][] support
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- Includes timestamp and hostname, RFC3164 style, in remote logging
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- Support for sending RFC5424 style remote syslog messages
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- Includes a `logger` tool with RFC5424 capabilities (`msgid` etc.)
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- Includes a library and system header replacement for logging
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- FreeBSD socket receive buffer size patch
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- Avoid blocking `syslogd` if console is backed up
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- Touch PID file on `SIGHUP`, for integration with [Finit][]
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- GNU configure & build system to ease porting/cross-compiling
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- Support for configuring remote syslog timeout
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Build & Install
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---------------
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The GNU Configure & Build system use `/usr/local` as the default install
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prefix. In many cases this is useful, but this means the configuration
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files and cache files will also use that same prefix. Most users have
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come to expect those files in `/etc/` and `/var/run/` and configure has
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a few useful options that are recommended to use:
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$ ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
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$ make -j5
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$ sudo make install-strip
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You may want to remove the `--prefix=/usr` option.
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Building from GIT
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-----------------
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If you want to contribute, or just try out the latest but unreleased
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features, then you need to know a few things about the [GNU build
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system][buildsystem]:
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- `configure.ac` and a per-directory `Makefile.am` are key files
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- `configure` and `Makefile.in` are generated from `autogen.sh`,
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they are not stored in GIT but automatically generated for the
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release tarballs
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- `Makefile` is generated by `configure` script
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To build from GIT you first need to clone the repository and run the
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`autogen.sh` script. This requires `automake` and `autoconf` to be
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installed on your system.
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git clone https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd.git
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cd sysklogd/
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./autogen.sh
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./configure && make
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GIT sources are a moving target and are not recommended for production
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systems, unless you know what you are doing!
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Origin & References
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-------------------
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This is the continuation of the original sysklogd by [Martin Schulze][].
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Now maintained and heavilty updated by [Joachim Nilsson][]. Please file
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bug reports, or send pull requests for bug fixes and proposed extensions
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at [GitHub][].
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[RFC3164]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3164
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[RFC5424]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5424
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[Martin Schulze]: http://www.infodrom.org/projects/sysklogd/
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[Joachim Nilsson]: http://troglobit.com
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[Finit]: https://github.com/troglobit/finit
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[GitHub]: https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd
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[buildsystem]: https://airs.com/ian/configure/
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[License]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPL_license
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[License Badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v2-blue.svg
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[Travis]: https://travis-ci.org/troglobit/sysklogd
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[Travis Status]: https://travis-ci.org/troglobit/sysklogd.png?branch=master
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