rsyslog Cookbook

Installs and configures rsyslog with custom resources.

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Requirements

Platforms

Current Linux systemd platforms with distro rsyslog packages are supported. See LIMITATIONS.md for platform and package notes.

Chef

• Chef Infra Client 15.3+

Breaking Migration

Recipes and node attributes have been removed. See migration.md for examples that convert the old recipe API to resource declarations.

Resources

• rsyslog_service
• rsyslog_client
• rsyslog_server
• rsyslog_file_input

Usage

Standalone Service

rsyslog_service 'default'

Forward Logs to a Remote Server

rsyslog_client 'default' do
  server_ip '10.0.0.50'
end

Receive Remote Logs

rsyslog_server 'default' do
  protocol 'udptcp'
  port 514
end

Monitor a Local File

rsyslog_service 'default'

rsyslog_file_input 'app-log' do
  file '/var/log/app.log'
  facility 'local0'
  severity 'info'
end

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