(12.4.2-en) Logging in IGEL OS 12

This article shows the options to configure local and remote logging for the device in IGEL OS. 

Menu path: System > Logging

Open

Local logging

☑ The log messages are stored locally in /var/log. The format is human-readable. Log rotation is applied.

☐ The log messages are not stored locally.

Persistent log partition

This parameter is effective if Local logging is activated.

☑ The log messages are stored in a persistent partition on the device. This partition is encrypted.

☐ The log messages are stored in temporary files that are deleted on reboot.

Partition size in MB

Size of the persistent log partition

Remote mode

Possible options:

• Server: The device receives log messages from a remote client.

• Client: The device sends its log messages to a remote server.

• Off: The device does not send or receive any log messages. (Default)

Remote Mode Switched to Server

You can configure the device to act as a syslog server. Other clients can send log files to this server; you can create a separate server configuration for each client.

Template for log file storage

Pattern from which the file path for storing the received log messages is created. For example, in /var/log/%HOSTNAME%/messages. %HOSTNAME% is the name of the sender which is configured under Name. 

To manage the Server list:

• Click  to create a new entry.

• Click  to remove the selected entry.

• Click  to edit the selected entry.

• Click  to copy the selected entry.

Clicking  brings up the Add dialogue, where you can define the following settings:

• Local port
  Port on which the local server listens for log messages
  
  

• Transport protocol
  Protocol to be used for the transmission of log messages
  Possible options:

  • TCP (Default)

  • UDP
    
    

• Name
  Hostname of the sender (optional). This is useful for filtering the log messages based on the clients that have sent them.
  
  

• Local address

Remote Mode Switched to Client

You can configure one or more clients, e.g. one server for kernel messages and another server for authentication messages.

To manage the Clients list:

• Click  to create a new entry.

• Click  to remove the selected entry.

• Click  to edit the selected entry.

• Click  to copy the selected entry.

Clicking  brings up the Add dialogue, where you can define the following settings:

• Remote address

• Remote port

• Transport protocol
  Protocol to be used for the transmission of log messages
  Possible options:

  • TCP (Default)

  • UDP
    
    

• Syslog facility

• Syslog level

• Syslog style template
  Format in which the messages are sent
  Possible options:

  • RSYSLOG_TraditionalForwardFormat (Default)

  • RSYSLOG_ForwardFormat

  • RSYSLOG_SyslogProtocol23Format

  • RSYSLOG_StdJSONFmt
    
    

• TLS enabled

☑ TLS encryption for the transmission of log messages is enabled.

☐ Transmitted log messages are not encrypted. (Default)

• CA certificate