What is the difference between Rsyslog and syslog-ng?

What is the difference between Rsyslog and syslog-ng?

Rsyslog is mainly available for Linux and recently for Solaris. The syslog-ng application is highly portable and available for many more platforms including AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Tru64 and most variants of BSD. This makes syslog-ng more suitable for sites with diverse platforms.

How do you relay an email?

To set up a smart host:

1. In Server Admin, select Mail and click Settings.
2. Under Relay all mail through this host, enter smtp-relay.gmail.com.
3. Click Save to close the Server Admin.
4. Restart the mail service.
5. When you’ve completed your configuration, send a test message to confirm that your outbound mail is flowing.

What is a log aggregation tool?

Log aggregation is a software function that consolidates log data from throughout the IT infrastructure into a single centralized platform where it can be reviewed and analyzed. Log aggregation software tools may support additional functionality, such as data normalization, log search, and complex data analysis.

How do I use syslog-ng?

Steps:

1. Install the syslog-ng application on the host.
2. Configure the local sources to collect the log messages of the host.
3. Create a network destination that points directly to the syslog-ng server, or to a local relay.
4. Create a log statement connecting the local sources to the syslog-ng server or relay.

Is syslog-ng free?

syslog-ng is a free and open-source implementation of the syslog protocol for Unix and Unix-like systems.

What does relay mean in email?

What is mail relay? Mail relay is the process of transferring an email from one server to another for delivery. For example, if you work for Company A and send an email to someone at Company B, you connect to your company’s SMTP server which then relays your email to the server owned by Company B.

Where can I find logs of emails sent from an exchange relay?

That server is setup as a “relay” through our Exchange 2010 server. SOME, not all, users are reporting that emails sent from the web server aren’t being received.

What can you do with real time log aggregation?

Automatically back up all of your log data to the cloud, or generate archives for long-term storage to demonstrate compliance. Monitor events as they unfold with real-time log aggregation. Gain immediate visibility into system activity, application performance, and errors. Pause, search, and scroll through a live feed of messages.

How does the papertrail log aggregation tool work?

Filter events by date, IP address, hostname, service name, or message contents. The Papertrail Log Aggregator scans and analyzes each log message as it arrives. Set up automatic alerts to message you when it detects potential problems, unusual activities, or possible security threats.

Which is the best web service for log aggregation?

Another option is look into LogLogic. This takes log info from network devices, but has an open web service API that you could tie into. MOM has APIs as well, so you could funnel down to something like LogLogic. For log aggregation, Snare is a little old but worth mentioning.