FreeBSD Log Server

vi /etc/hosts

1.1.1.1 mikrotik1.test
1.1.1.2 cisco7206.test

vi /etc/syslog.conf

+mikrotik1.test
*.* /var/log/1.1.1.1/mikrotik1.test.log
+cisco7206.test
*.* /var/log/1.1.1.2/cisco7206.test.log

vi /etc/rc.conf


syslogd_enable="YES"
syslogd_flags="-a mikrotik1.test:* -a cisco7206.test:* -v -v"

note : for debug add -d to flags

mkdir /var/log/1.1.1.1/

mkdir /var/log/1.1.1.2/

touch /var/log/1.1.1.1/mikrotik1.test.log
touch /var/log/1.1.1.2/cisco7206.test.log

service syslogd restart

 

Set your devices to write logs on this freebsd IP address

By: Mehdi Sadighian
Contact: mehdi.sadighian@hotmail.com
TAG: freebsd, syslog, log server, log