Snippet: Enable RSYSLOG UDP Directory Per Host (Debian 7 / Wheezy)

This snippet should work. I saved it under /etc/rsyslog.d/local-network.conf # v5 config – docs used: http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/historical/multi_ruleset_legacy_format_samples.html $template HostBasedLog,”/var/log/network/%HOSTNAME%/%$YEAR%/%$MONTH%/%HOSTNAME%.log” $RuleSet remote *.* ?HostBasedLog # UDP config reverted in main config, and re-enabled here, in similar order # as main TCP example (I even enable the module here too) $ModLoad imudp # bind ruleset to udp listener […]

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Australian Based VPS Hosting

A rough guide to virtual private servers/virtual dedicated server providers that have hosting actually in Australia. Requirements My non scientifically worked out requirements for a Linux (ideally Debian) host are: CPU: 1 core (dedicated). RAM*: 1GB (dedicated). Storage: 20GB – technology unimportant, but preference on SSD. Data transfer/Bandwidth**: 100GB (non strict requirement). * I ignore […]

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