[SOLVED] Why don't syslogd write severity of messages to log file?

Himilhil · 06-30-2009, 04:25 PM

syslog() on my system (RHEL) accepts 'priority' argument that can be LOG_EMERG, LOG_ALERT etc. But this parameter isn't written to log file. Is it possible to configure syslogd to write severity to log file?

acid_kewpie · 06-30-2009, 04:28 PM

not syslogd i don't believe, but something more modern like syslog-ng you certainly can.

Code:

destination logip {
	file("/archive/logs/HOSTS/$HOST_FROM/$FACILITY/$YEAR$MONTH/${FACILITY}${YEAR}${MONTH}${DAY}" 
	owner(syslog-ng) group(syslog-ng) perm(0600) dir_perm(0700) create_dirs(yes)
	template("$DATE $FULLHOST $PROGRAM $TAG [$FACILITY.$LEVEL] $MESSAGE\n")  ); 
};

Himilhil · 07-02-2009, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

not syslogd i don't believe, but something more modern like syslog-ng you certainly can.

Is it possible to write to log with syslog-ng from PHP?

acid_kewpie · 07-02-2009, 03:41 AM

PHP would write to a generic syslog subsystem, not a specific product.