SyslogNG¶

Field	Value
Purpose	Syslog-ng-specific configuration — flexible log management with advanced routing
Repo	AmadlaOrg/Entities/Application/Logging/SyslogNG
Entity URI	`amadla.org/entity/application/logging/syslog-ng@v1.0.0`
Parent type	Application/Logging

Schema¶

Property	Type	Description
`sources`	array of objects	Syslog-ng source definitions
`sources[].name`	string	Source name identifier
`sources[].driver`	string	Source driver type (`system`, `network`, `file`)
`sources[].options`	object	Driver-specific options
`destinations`	array of objects	Syslog-ng destination definitions
`destinations[].name`	string	Destination name identifier
`destinations[].driver`	string	Destination driver type (`file`, `network`, `program`)
`destinations[].path`	string	File path for file driver
`destinations[].host`	string	Remote host for network driver
`filters`	array of objects	Syslog-ng filter definitions
`filters[].name`	string	Filter name identifier
`filters[].expression`	string	Filter expression (e.g., `facility(auth)`, `level(err..emerg)`)
`log_paths`	array of objects	Log paths connecting source to filter to destination
`log_paths[].source`	string	Source name reference
`log_paths[].filter`	string	Filter name reference
`log_paths[].destination`	string	Destination name reference

Example¶

_type: amadla.org/entity/application/logging/syslog-ng@v1.0.0
_extends: amadla.org/entity/application/logging@v1.0.0
_body:
  log_dir: /var/log
  retention_days: 30
  sources:
    - name: s_local
      driver: system
    - name: s_network
      driver: network
      options:
        transport: tcp
        port: 514
  filters:
    - name: f_auth
      expression: "facility(auth)"
    - name: f_error
      expression: "level(err..emerg)"
  destinations:
    - name: d_auth
      driver: file
      path: /var/log/auth.log
    - name: d_remote
      driver: network
      host: logserver.example.com
  log_paths:
    - source: s_local
      filter: f_auth
      destination: d_auth

Consumers¶

Tool	How It Uses Application/Logging/SyslogNG
lay	Installs the `syslog-ng` package
weaver	Generates `/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf`
enjoin-service	Enables/starts `syslog-ng` service