syslog-ng & logrotate Howto (1)

This howto is based on the following documentation:

• syslog-ng Administrator Guide [EN]

• Logrotate [EN] @ Gentoo Wiki
• Syslog-ng [EN] @ Gentoo Wiki

Installation

Synchronize the repository and show dependencies:

emaint --auto sync
emerge --update --pretend 'app-admin/logrotate' 'app-admin/syslog-ng'

Install the packages:

emerge --update 'app-admin/logrotate' 'app-admin/syslog-ng'

Configuration

syslog-ng

Edit the following file:

• /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf

Validate the configuration:

syslog-ng --syntax-only

Start the daemon and check its status:

/etc/init.d/syslog-ng start
/etc/init.d/syslog-ng status

Include the daemon to the start procedure:

rc-update add 'syslog-ng' 'default'
rc-update show | grep 'syslog-ng'

Output:

            syslog-ng |      default

logrotate

Edit the following files:

• /etc/logrotate.conf
• /etc/logrotate.d/syslog-ng

Validate the configuration:

logrotate --debug '/etc/logrotate.conf'