On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Trying to figure out if there's a way to get syslog.conf to direct > remote logging from a wireless access point to log to a separate file > instead of the main syslog and can't figure out how that could be done > from man syslog.conf (or man 2/3 of syslog) > > this clearly doesn't work > > 192.168.1.251.* /var/log/WAP-2.log > > which according to the man page, makes sense since this the IP address > is not a facility. > > Is there a way to do this that I am missing?
The stock syslog package can't do this. You need rsyslog to make this happen. You can set up various templates and filters based on the log file information also. See http://www.bofh-hunter.com/2007/12/31/centralized-logging-with-centos-and-rsyslog/ for a brief walkthrough on the basics. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
