Log Forwarding > Operating Systems > Linux Server
LINUX SERVER
Instructions for forwarding Linux Server logs to your Log Management device
PREREQUISITES
Linux Server
- Credentials to access the Linux Server
- Secure Shell (SSH) access configured on the Linux Server
Clone Systems Log Management Device
- The IP Address for the Clone Systems Log Management device
INSTRUCTIONS
1
Open a command prompt and SSH into the Linux Server using a tool like PuTTY.
2
Open the rsyslog configuration file.
vi /etc/rsyslog.conf
3
Go to the end of the rsyslog configuration file and add the following lines in order to configure log messages to be sent to the Clone Systems Log Management device.
#(udp)
*.* @{ IP Address of Clone Systems Log collector }:514
#[tcp}
*.* @@{ IP Address of Clone Systems Log collector }:514
EXAMPLE:
#(udp)
*.* @10.1.1.1:514
#[tcp}
*.* @@10.1.1.1:514
4
Save the rsyslog configuration file.
5
Restart the rsyslog service.
service rsyslog restart
6
Restart the Linux server
reboot -f
