Syslog Settings page field descriptions

Use this page to configure Syslog settings.

Field or Button

Description

Send Audit Logs to Syslog

Whether the audit logs should be sent to the configured Syslog server. The options are:

Send Event Logs to Syslog

Whether the event logs should be sent to the configured Syslog server. The options are:

Syslog Server IP Address

The IP address of the Syslog server to which you want to send the audit logs and event logs.

Note:

Edit the /etc/rsyslog.conf file and remove the comment character (#) from the beginning of the following lines:

After updating the file, run the /sbin/service rsyslog status command to check if the rsyslog service is running.

If the rsyslog service is:

Not running: Run the /sbin/service rsyslog start command to start the rsyslog service.
Running: Run the /sbin/service rsyslog restart command to restart the syslog service.

Syslog Server Port

The port on which the syslog server is listening for syslog. The default port number is 6514.