Setup AsteriskNow to Use Remote Syslog Server

[kazpernzl]

Hi

I'm running AsteriskNow (Ver. 11.2.1) and was looking for some help and guidance in configuring Asterisk to use a remote syslog server for diagnostic logging.

I have a syslog server running remotely which I use to troubleshoot VPN's, routers and other devices and I really just need to know how to tell Asterisk to use this server.

Any help welcomed.

Thanks
Kazper.

[david55]

I don't believe you can tell Asterisk to use a remote syslog server. To the extent that you can configure Asterisk to use the local syslog (I've never tried, so I don't know how much that is possible), you can then configure the local syslogd to forward to the remote syslogd. Try running man against syslog.conf or rsyslog.conf, for details.

[kazpernzl]

I don't believe you can tell Asterisk to use a remote syslog server. To the extent that you can configure Asterisk to use the local syslog (I've never tried, so I don't know how much that is possible), you can then configure the local syslogd to forward to the remote syslogd. Try running man against syslog.conf or rsyslog.conf, for details.

Hi Got it working just had to edit my rsyslog.conf file and add *.* @x.x.x.x:514 where x.x.x.x was the remote IP of the syslog server.

Works ok

[joy9393]

I have a syslog server running remotely which I use to troubleshoot VPN's, routers and other devices and I really just need to know how to tell Asterisk to use this server.

[david55]

As already said, configure it to use the local syslog server and then configure that to relay to the remote server. It will use the standard syslog calls which always access the local server.