Configure system log

Sympa reports events and errors using syslog protocol.

Sympa configuration parameters

• The log facility is LOCAL1 by default, and it may be changed by syslog parameter in sympa.conf.

• The default value of log_socket_type parameter is unix, using Unix domain socket to communicate with syslog server. Some platforms including Solaris prefer to stream. The value may also be inet, using TCP or UDP connection.

Instruction by syslog servers

Traditional syslog

1. Create log file:

   # touch /var/log/sympa.log
   # chmod 640 /var/log/sympa.log
   

2. Add following line to syslog.conf:

   local1.* -/var/log/sympa.log
   

3. Reload syslog service.

Tests

1. Run test command.

   • With Sympa 6.2.72 and later, run:

     # sympa test syslog
     

   • With Sympa 6.2.70 or earlier, run (Note: replace $SCRIPTDIR below):

     # $SCRIPTDIR/testlogs.pl
     

   And confirm that following message will be shown:

   Ok, now check logs
   

2. Check log file and confirm that following log line was recorded:

   sympa/testlogs[XXXX]: info main:: Logs seems OK, default log level 0
   

If something went unexpected, check configuration of syslog server.