Syslog-Ng
Umfassende syslog-ng Befehle und Workflows für die Systemverwaltung auf allen Plattformen.
Grundlegende Befehle
| | Command | Description | |
| --- | --- |
| | syslog-ng --version
| Show syslog-ng version | |
| | syslog-ng --help
| Display help information | |
| | syslog-ng init
| Initialize syslog-ng in current directory | |
| | syslog-ng status
| Check current status | |
| | syslog-ng list
| List available options | |
| | syslog-ng info
| Display system information | |
| | syslog-ng config
| Show configuration settings | |
| | syslog-ng update
| Update to latest version | |
| | syslog-ng start
| Start syslog-ng service | |
| | syslog-ng stop
| Stop syslog-ng service | |
| | syslog-ng restart
| Restart syslog-ng service | |
| | syslog-ng reload
| Reload configuration | |
Installation
Linux/Ubuntu
```bash
Package manager installation
sudo apt update sudo apt install syslog-ng
Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/syslog-ng/releases/latest/download/syslog-ng-linux chmod +x syslog-ng-linux sudo mv syslog-ng-linux /usr/local/bin/syslog-ng
Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/syslog-ng.git cd syslog-ng make && sudo make install ```_
macOS
```bash
Homebrew installation
brew install syslog-ng
MacPorts installation
sudo port install syslog-ng
Manual installation
curl -L -o syslog-ng https://github.com/example/syslog-ng/releases/latest/download/syslog-ng-macos chmod +x syslog-ng sudo mv syslog-ng /usr/local/bin/ ```_
Windows
```powershell
Chocolatey installation
choco install syslog-ng
Scoop installation
scoop install syslog-ng
Winget installation
winget install syslog-ng
Manual installation
Download from https://github.com/example/syslog-ng/releases
Extract and add to PATH
```_
Konfiguration
| | Command | Description | |
| --- | --- |
| | syslog-ng config show
| Display current configuration | |
| | syslog-ng config list
| List all configuration options | |
| | syslog-ng config set <key> <value>
| Set configuration value | |
| | syslog-ng config get <key>
| Get configuration value | |
| | syslog-ng config unset <key>
| Remove configuration value | |
| | syslog-ng config reset
| Reset to default configuration | |
| | syslog-ng config validate
| Validate configuration file | |
| | syslog-ng config export
| Export configuration to file | |
Erweiterte Operationen
Dateioperationen
```bash
Create new file/resource
syslog-ng create
Read file/resource
syslog-ng read
Update existing file/resource
syslog-ng update
Delete file/resource
syslog-ng delete
Copy file/resource
syslog-ng copy
Move file/resource
syslog-ng move
List all files/resources
syslog-ng list --all
Search for files/resources
syslog-ng search
Netzwerkaktivitäten
```bash
Connect to remote host
syslog-ng connect
Listen on specific port
syslog-ng listen --port
Send data to target
syslog-ng send --target
Receive data from source
syslog-ng receive --source
Test connectivity
syslog-ng ping
Scan network range
syslog-ng scan
Monitor network traffic
syslog-ng monitor --interface
Proxy connections
syslog-ng proxy --listen
Prozessmanagement
```bash
Start background process
syslog-ng start --daemon
Stop running process
syslog-ng stop --force
Restart with new configuration
syslog-ng restart --config
Check process status
syslog-ng status --verbose
Monitor process performance
syslog-ng monitor --metrics
Kill all processes
syslog-ng killall
Show running processes
syslog-ng ps
Manage process priority
syslog-ng priority --pid
Sicherheitsmerkmale
Authentication
```bash
Login with username/password
syslog-ng login --user
Login with API key
syslog-ng login --api-key
Login with certificate
syslog-ng login --cert
Logout current session
syslog-ng logout
Change password
syslog-ng passwd
Generate new API key
syslog-ng generate-key --name
List active sessions
syslog-ng sessions
Revoke session
syslog-ng revoke --session
Verschlüsselung
```bash
Encrypt file
syslog-ng encrypt --input
Decrypt file
syslog-ng decrypt --input
Generate encryption key
syslog-ng keygen --type
Sign file
syslog-ng sign --input
Verify signature
syslog-ng verify --input
Hash file
syslog-ng hash --algorithm
Generate certificate
syslog-ng cert generate --name
Verify certificate
syslog-ng cert verify --cert
Überwachung und Protokollierung
Systemüberwachung
```bash
Monitor system resources
syslog-ng monitor --system
Monitor specific process
syslog-ng monitor --pid
Monitor network activity
syslog-ng monitor --network
Monitor file changes
syslog-ng monitor --files
Real-time monitoring
syslog-ng monitor --real-time --interval 1
Generate monitoring report
syslog-ng report --type monitoring --output
Set monitoring alerts
syslog-ng alert --threshold
View monitoring history
syslog-ng history --type monitoring ```_
Protokoll
```bash
View logs
syslog-ng logs
View logs with filter
syslog-ng logs --filter
Follow logs in real-time
syslog-ng logs --follow
Set log level
syslog-ng logs --level
Rotate logs
syslog-ng logs --rotate
Export logs
syslog-ng logs --export
Clear logs
syslog-ng logs --clear
Archive logs
syslog-ng logs --archive
Fehlerbehebung
Gemeinsame Themen
*Issue: Befehl nicht gefunden ```bash
Check if syslog-ng is installed
which syslog-ng syslog-ng --version
Check PATH variable
echo $PATH
Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall syslog-ng
or
brew reinstall syslog-ng ```_
Issue: Genehmigung verweigert ```bash
Run with elevated privileges
sudo syslog-ng
Check file permissions
ls -la $(which syslog-ng)
Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/syslog-ng
Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/syslog-ng ```_
*Issue: Konfigurationsfehler ```bash
Validate configuration
syslog-ng config validate
Reset to default configuration
syslog-ng config reset
Check configuration file location
syslog-ng config show --file
Backup current configuration
syslog-ng config export > backup.conf
Restore from backup
syslog-ng config import backup.conf ```_
*Issue: Service nicht starten * ```bash
Check service status
syslog-ng status --detailed
Check system logs
journalctl -u syslog-ng
Start in debug mode
syslog-ng start --debug
Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep
Kill conflicting processes
syslog-ng killall --force ```_
Debug Befehle
| | Command | Description | |
| --- | --- |
| | syslog-ng --debug
| Enable debug output | |
| | syslog-ng --verbose
| Enable verbose logging | |
| | syslog-ng --trace
| Enable trace logging | |
| | syslog-ng test
| Run built-in tests | |
| | syslog-ng doctor
| Run system health check | |
| | syslog-ng diagnose
| Generate diagnostic report | |
| | syslog-ng benchmark
| Run performance benchmarks | |
| | syslog-ng validate
| Validate installation and configuration | |
Leistungsoptimierung
Ressourcenmanagement
```bash
Set memory limit
syslog-ng --max-memory 1G
Set CPU limit
syslog-ng --max-cpu 2
Enable caching
syslog-ng --cache-enabled
Set cache size
syslog-ng --cache-size 100M
Clear cache
syslog-ng cache clear
Show cache statistics
syslog-ng cache stats
Optimize performance
syslog-ng optimize --profile
Show performance metrics
syslog-ng metrics ```_
Parallele Verarbeitung
```bash
Enable parallel processing
syslog-ng --parallel
Set number of workers
syslog-ng --workers 4
Process in batches
syslog-ng --batch-size 100
Queue management
syslog-ng queue add
Integration
Schrift
```bash
!/bin/bash
Example script using syslog-ng
set -euo pipefail
Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml" LOG_FILE="syslog-ng.log"
Check if syslog-ng is available
if ! command -v syslog-ng &> /dev/null; then echo "Error: syslog-ng is not installed" >&2 exit 1 fi
Function to log messages
log() \\{ echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE" \\}
Main operation
main() \\{ log "Starting syslog-ng operation"
if syslog-ng --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
log "Operation completed successfully"
exit 0
else
log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
exit 1
fi
\\}
Cleanup function
cleanup() \\{ log "Cleaning up" syslog-ng cleanup \\}
Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT
Run main function
main "$@" ```_
API Integration
```python
!/usr/bin/env python3
""" Python wrapper for the tool """
import subprocess import json import logging from pathlib import Path from typing import Dict, List, Optional
class ToolWrapper: def init(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None): self.config_file = config_file self.logger = logging.getLogger(name)
def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
"""Run command and return parsed output"""
cmd = ['tool_name']
if self.config_file:
cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])
cmd.extend(args)
try:
result = subprocess.run(
cmd,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
check=True
)
return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
raise
def status(self) -> Dict:
"""Get current status"""
return self.run_command(['status'])
def start(self) -> Dict:
"""Start service"""
return self.run_command(['start'])
def stop(self) -> Dict:
"""Stop service"""
return self.run_command(['stop'])
Example usage
if name == "main": wrapper = ToolWrapper() status = wrapper.status() print(json.dumps(status, indent=2)) ```_
Umweltvariablen
| | Variable | Description | Default | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | SYSLOG-NG_CONFIG
| Configuration file path | ~/.syslog-ng/config.yaml
| |
| | SYSLOG-NG_HOME
| Home directory | ~/.syslog-ng
| |
| | SYSLOG-NG_LOG_LEVEL
| Logging level | INFO
| |
| | SYSLOG-NG_LOG_FILE
| Log file path | ~/.syslog-ng/logs/syslog-ng.log
| |
| | SYSLOG-NG_CACHE_DIR
| Cache directory | ~/.syslog-ng/cache
| |
| | SYSLOG-NG_DATA_DIR
| Data directory | ~/.syslog-ng/data
| |
| | SYSLOG-NG_TIMEOUT
| Default timeout | 30s
| |
| | SYSLOG-NG_MAX_WORKERS
| Maximum workers | 4
| |
Datei konfigurieren
```yaml
~/.syslog-ng/config.yaml
version: "1.0"
General settings
settings: debug: false verbose: false log_level: "INFO" log_file: "~/.syslog-ng/logs/syslog-ng.log" timeout: 30 max_workers: 4
Network configuration
network: host: "localhost" port: 8080 ssl: true timeout: 30 retries: 3
Security settings
security: auth_required: true api_key: "" encryption: "AES256" verify_ssl: true
Performance settings
performance: cache_enabled: true cache_size: "100M" cache_dir: "~/.syslog-ng/cache" max_memory: "1G"
Monitoring settings
monitoring: enabled: true interval: 60 metrics_enabled: true alerts_enabled: true ```_
Beispiele
Basis-Workflow
```bash
1. Initialize syslog-ng
syslog-ng init
2. Configure basic settings
syslog-ng config set host example.com syslog-ng config set port 8080
3. Start service
syslog-ng start
4. Check status
syslog-ng status
5. Perform operations
syslog-ng run --target example.com
6. View results
syslog-ng results
7. Stop service
syslog-ng stop ```_
Erweiterter Workflow
```bash
Comprehensive operation with monitoring
syslog-ng run \ --config production.yaml \ --parallel \ --workers 8 \ --verbose \ --timeout 300 \ --output json \ --log-file operation.log
Monitor in real-time
syslog-ng monitor --real-time --interval 5
Generate report
syslog-ng report --type comprehensive --output report.html ```_
Automatisierungsbeispiel
```bash
!/bin/bash
Automated syslog-ng workflow
Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt" RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"
Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"
Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do echo "Processing $target..."
syslog-ng \
--config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
--output json \
--output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
run "$target"
done < "$TARGETS_FILE"
Generate summary report
syslog-ng report summary \ --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \ --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html" ```_
Best Practices
Sicherheit
- Prüfsummen beim Herunterladen von Binaries immer überprüfen
- Verwenden Sie starke Authentifizierungsmethoden (API-Tasten, Zertifikate)
- Regelmäßig auf die neueste Version aktualisieren
- Prinzip der Mindestberechtigung
- Audit-Logging aktivieren für Compliance
- Verschlüsselte Verbindungen verwenden, wenn möglich
- Alle Eingänge und Konfigurationen validieren
- Implementierung richtiger Zugriffskontrollen
Leistung
- Verwenden Sie geeignete Ressourcengrenzen für Ihre Umwelt
- Systemleistung regelmäßig überwachen
- Optimieren Sie die Konfiguration für Ihren Anwendungsfall
- Parallele Verarbeitung verwenden, wenn nützlich
- Durchführung richtiger Cache-Strategien
- Regelmäßige Wartung und Reinigung
- Profilleistung Engpässe
- Verwenden Sie effiziente Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen
Betrieb
- umfassende Dokumentation
- Umsetzung richtiger Backup-Strategien
- Verwenden Sie die Versionssteuerung für Konfigurationen
- Monitor und Alarm auf kritischen Metriken
- Implementierung der richtigen Fehlerbehandlung
- Automatisierung für repetitive Aufgaben verwenden
- Regelmäßige Sicherheitsaudits und Updates
- Plan zur Katastrophenrückgewinnung
Entwicklung
- Befolgen Sie Kodierungsstandards und Konventionen
- Vollständige Tests schreiben
- Verwenden Sie die kontinuierliche Integration / Bereitstellung
- Durchführung einer ordnungsgemäßen Protokollierung und Überwachung
- Dokumente APIs und Schnittstellen
- Verwenden Sie die Versionskontrolle effektiv
- Prüfcode regelmäßig
- Rückwärtskompatibilität sichern
Ressourcen
Offizielle Dokumentation
- offizielle Website
- [Dokumentation](LINK_18 -%20[API%20Reference](LINK_18 -%20(LINK_18)
- Konfigurationsreferenz
Gemeinschaftsmittel
- GitHub Repository
- Issue Tracker
- [Gemeinschaftsforum](LINK_18 -%20(LINK_18)
- [Reddit Community](_LINK_18___ -%20Stack%20Overflow
Lernressourcen
- (LINK_18)
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- Video-Tutorials
- (LINK_18)
- Zertifizierungsprogramm
In den Warenkorb
- Git - Komplementärfunktionalität
- Docker - Alternative Lösung
- Kubernetes - Integrationspartner
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Letzte Aktualisierung: 2025-07-06|Bearbeiten auf GitHub