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October 4, 2017 22:07
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Enable remote syslog on Ubuntu
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| Edit /etc/rsyslog.conf | |
| sudo vim /etc/rsyslog.conf | |
| Uncomment as needed: | |
| # provides UDP syslog reception | |
| #module(load="imudp") <== Uncomment | |
| #input(type="imudp" port="514") <== Uncomment | |
| # provides TCP syslog reception | |
| #module(load="imtcp") | |
| #input(type="imtcp" port="514") | |
| Restart the service: | |
| sudo service rsyslog restart |
Note this also works for Debian.
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