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.. _syslog:
-
-
+######
Syslog
-------
+######
Per default VyOSs has minimal syslog logging enabled which is stored and
rotated locally. Errors will be always logged to a local file, which includes
@@ -11,150 +10,198 @@ rotated locally. Errors will be always logged to a local file, which includes
To configure syslog, you need to switch into configuration mode.
-Logging to serial console
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The below would log all messages to :code:`/dev/console`.
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set system syslog console facility all level all
-
-Use the **[tab]** function to display all facilities and levels which can
-be configured.
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- vyos@vyos# set system syslog console facility <TAB>
- Possible completions:
- > all All facilities excluding "mark"
- > auth Authentication and authorization
- > authpriv Non-system authorization
- > cron Cron daemon
- > daemon System daemons
- > kern Kernel
- > lpr Line printer spooler
- > mail Mail subsystem
- > mark Timestamp
- > news USENET subsystem
- > protocols depricated will be set to local7
- > security depricated will be set to auth
- > syslog Authentication and authorization
- > user Application processes
- > uucp UUCP subsystem
- > local0 Local facility 0
- > local1 Local facility 1
- > local2 Local facility 2
- > local3 Local facility 3
- > local4 Local facility 4
- > local5 Local facility 5
- > local6 Local facility 6
- > local7 Local facility 7
-
- vyos@vyos# set system syslog console facility all level <TAB>
- Possible completions:
- emerg Emergency messages
- alert Urgent messages
- crit Critical messages
- err Error messages
- warning Warning messages
- notice Messages for further investigation
- info Informational messages
- debug Debug messages
- all Log everything
-
-
-Logging to a custom file
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Logging to a custom file, rotation size and the number of rotate files left
-on the system can be configured.
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set system syslog file <FILENAME> facility <FACILITY> level <LEVEL>
- set system syslog file <FILENAME> archive file <NUMBER OF FILES>
- set system syslog file FILENAME archive size <FILESIZE>
-
-The very same setting can be applied to the global configuration, to modify
-the defaults for the global logging.
-
-Logging to a remote host
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Logging
+=======
-Logging to a remote host leaves the local logging configuration intact, it
-can be configured in parallel. You can log ro multiple hosts at the same time,
-using either TCP or UDP. The default is sending the messages via UDP.
+Syslog supports logging to multiple targets, those targets could be a plain
+file on your VyOS installation itself, a serial console or a remote syslog
+server which is reached via :abbr:`IP (Internet Protocol)` UDP/TCP.
-**UDP**
+Console
+-------
-.. code-block:: none
+.. cfgcmd:: set system syslog console facility <keyword> level <keyword>
- set system syslog host 10.1.1.1 facility all level all
- <optional>
- set system syslog host 10.1.1.1 facility all protocol udp
+Log syslog messages to ``/dev/console``, for en explanation on
+:ref:`syslog_facilities` keywords and :ref:`syslog_severity_level` keywords
+see tables below.
-**TCP**
+Custom File
+-----------
-.. code-block:: none
+.. cfgcmd:: set system syslog file <filename> facility <keyword> level <keyword>
- set system syslog host 10.1.1.2 facility all level all
- set system syslog host 10.1.1.2 facility all protocol tcp
+Log syslog messages to file specified via `<filename>`, for en explanation on
+:ref:`syslog_facilities` keywords and :ref:`syslog_severity_level` keywords see
+tables below.
-Logging to a local user account
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. cfgcmd:: set system syslog file <filename> archive size <size>
-If logging to a local useraccount is configured, all defined log messages are
-display on the console if the local user is logged in, if the user is not
-logged in, no messages are being displayed.
+Syslog will write `<size>` kilobytes into the file specified by `<filename>`.
+After this limit has been reached, the custom file is "rotated" by logrotate
+and a new custom file is created.
+
+.. cfgcmd:: set system syslog file <filename> archive file <number>
-.. code-block:: none
+Syslog uses logrotate to rotate logiles after a number of gives bytes. We keep
+as many as `<number>` rotated file before they are deleted on the system.
- set system syslog user <LOCAL_USERNAME> facility <FACILITY> level <LEVEL>
-Show logs
-^^^^^^^^^
+Remote Host
+-----------
-Display log files on the console
+Logging to a remote host leaves the local logging configuration intact, it
+can be configured in parallel to a custom file or console logging. You can log
+to multiple hosts at the same time, using either TCP or UDP. The default is
+sending the messages via port 514/UDP.
-.. code-block:: none
- vyos@vyos:~$ show log
- Possible completions:
- <Enter> Execute the current command
- all Show contents of all master log files
- authorization Show listing of authorization attempts
- cluster Show log for Cluster
- conntrack-sync
- Show log for Conntrack-sync
- dhcp Show log for Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP)
- directory Show listing of user-defined log files
- dns Show log for Domain Name Service (DNS)
- file Show contents of user-defined log file
- firewall Show log for Firewall
- https Show log for Https
- image Show logs from an image
- lldp Show log for Lldp
- nat Show log for Network Address Translation (NAT)
- openvpn Show log for Openvpn
- snmp Show log for Simple Network Monitoring Protocol (SNMP)
- tail Monitor last lines of messages file
- vpn Show log for Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- vrrp Show log for Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
- webproxy Show log for Webproxy
+.. cfgcmd:: set system syslog host <address> facility <keyword> level <keyword>
-Show contents of a log file in an image
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Log syslog messages to remote host specified by `<address>`. The address can be
+specified by either FQDN or IP address. For en explanation on
+:ref:`syslog_facilities` keywords and :ref:`syslog_severity_level` keywords see
+tables below.
-Log messages from a specified image can be displayed on the console:
-.. code-block:: none
+.. cfgcmd:: set system syslog host <address> facility <keyword> protocol <udp|tcp>
- $ show log image <image name>
- $ show log image <image name> [all | authorization | directory | file <file name> | tail <lines>]
+Configure protocol used for communication to remote syslog host. This can be
+either UDP or TCP.
-Details of allowed parameters:
+
+Local User Account
+------------------
+
+.. cfgcmd:: set system syslog user <username> facility <keyword> level <keyword>
+
+If logging to a local user account is configured, all defined log messages are
+display on the console if the local user is logged in, if the user is not
+logged in, no messages are being displayed. For en explanation on
+:ref:`syslog_facilities` keywords and :ref:`syslog_severity_level` keywords see
+tables below.
+
+.. _syslog_facilities:
+
+Facilities
+==========
+
+List of facilities used by syslog. Most facilities names are self explanatory.
+Facilities local0 - local7 common usage is f.e. as network logs facilities for
+nodes and network equipment. Generally it depends on the situation how to
+classify logs and put them to facilities. See facilities more as a tool rather
+than a directive to follow.
+
+Facilities can be adjusted to meet the needs of the user:
+
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| Facility | Keyword | Description |
+| Code | | |
++==========+==========+====================================================+
+| | all | All facilities |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 0 | kern | Kernel messages |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 1 | user | User-level messages |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 2 | mail | Mail system |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 3 | daemon | System daemons |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 4 | auth | Security/authentication messages |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 5 | syslog | Messages generated internally by syslogd |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 6 | lpr | Line printer subsystem |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 7 | news | Network news subsystem |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 8 | uucp | UUCP subsystem |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 9 | cron | Clock daemon |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 10 | security | Security/authentication messages |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 11 | ftp | FTP daemon |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 12 | ntp | NTP subsystem |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 13 | logaudit | Log audit |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 14 | logalert | Log alert |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 15 | clock | clock daemon (note 2) |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 16 | local0 | local use 0 (local0) |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 17 | local1 | local use 1 (local1) |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 18 | local2 | local use 2 (local2) |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 19 | local3 | local use 3 (local3) |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 20 | local4 | local use 4 (local4) |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 21 | local5 | local use 5 (local5) |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 22 | local6 | use 6 (local6) |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+| 23 | local7 | local use 7 (local7) |
++----------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
+
+.. _syslog_severity_level:
+
+Severity Level
+==============
+
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+| Value | Severity | Keyword | Description |
++=======+===============+=========+===========================================+
+| | | all | Log everything |
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+| 0 | Emergency | emerg | System is unusable - a panic condition |
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+| 1 | Alert | alert | Action must be taken immediately - A |
+| | | | condition that should be corrected |
+| | | | immediately, such as a corrupted system |
+| | | | database. |
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+| 2 | Critical | crit | Critical conditions - e.g. hard drive |
+| | | | errors. |
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+| 3 | Error | err | Error conditions |
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+| 4 | Warning | warning | Warning conditions |
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+| 5 | Notice | notice | Normal but significant conditions - |
+| | | | conditions that are not error conditions, |
+| | | | but that may require special handling. |
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+| 6 | Informational | info | Informational messages |
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+| 7 | Debug | debug | Debug-level messages - Messages that |
+| | | | contain information normally of use only |
+| | | | when debugging a program. |
++-------+---------------+---------+-------------------------------------------+
+
+
+Display Logs
+============
+
+.. opcmd:: show log [all | authorization | cluster | conntrack-sync | ...]
+
+Display log files of given category on the console. Use tab completion to get
+a list of available categories. Thos categories could be: all, authorization,
+cluster, conntrack-sync, dhcp, directory, dns, file, firewall, https, image
+lldp, nat, openvpn, snmp, tail, vpn, vrrp
+
+If no option is specified, this defaults to `all`.
+
+.. opcmd:: show log image <name> [all | authorization | directory | file <file name> | tail <lines>]
+
+Log messages from a specified image can be displayed on the console. Details of
+allowed parameters:
.. list-table::
:widths: 25 75
@@ -173,5 +220,5 @@ Details of allowed parameters:
* - <lines>
- Number of lines to be displayed, default 10
-
-When no options/parameters are used, the contents of the main syslog file are displayed.
+When no options/parameters are used, the contents of the main syslog file are
+displayed.