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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 --data ""

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 --target : ```_

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 --level ```_

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 --output

Decrypt file

syslog-ng decrypt --input --output

Generate encryption key

syslog-ng keygen --type --size

Sign file

syslog-ng sign --input --key

Verify signature

syslog-ng verify --input --signature

Hash file

syslog-ng hash --algorithm --input

Generate certificate

syslog-ng cert generate --name --days

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 --action

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 syslog-ng queue process syslog-ng queue status syslog-ng queue clear ```_

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

Gemeinschaftsmittel

Lernressourcen

In den Warenkorb

  • Git - Komplementärfunktionalität
  • Docker - Alternative Lösung
  • Kubernetes - Integrationspartner

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Letzte Aktualisierung: 2025-07-06|Bearbeiten auf GitHub