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How to configrue syslog include "space"

neeeewbie
MVP
MVP

Hi guys 

 

I need your help !!! 

 

 

 

I have to configure syslog filter but space area does not enter the configuration

 

ex) and not match (aaa) >>> it is possible 

 

    and not match (a a) >>>>> it is not possible

 

 

 

I guess it is relate to space area 

 

so, how to configure include "space" ?

 

 

 

thank you

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JRahm
Community Manager
Community Manager

Updated...OK: apparently somewhere in the last 10 years since I looked at syslog-ng filters last, the "match" was deprecated for "message". So here's how I tested, and the results:

sys syslog { include " filter f_local0 { facility(local0) and not message(\"abc abc\"); }; filter f_local0_custom { facility(local0) and message(\"abc abc\"); }; destination d_customlog { file(\"/var/log/customlog\" create_dirs(yes)); }; log { source(local); filter(f_local0_custom); destination(d_customlog); }; " }

Then I slapped this iRule on a test virtual and hit it from my desktop:

when HTTP_REQUEST { log local0. "abc abc" log local0. "abc123 abc123" HTTP::respond 200 content "<html><body>sylog test initiating...</body></html>" }

And here are my logs:

[root@ltm3:Active:Standalone] config # grep abc /var/log/ltm Nov 19 09:22:36 ltm3.test.local info tmm1[12240]: Rule /Common/syslog_match_test <HTTP_REQUEST>: abc123 abc123 Nov 19 09:22:36 ltm3.test.local info tmm1[12240]: Rule /Common/syslog_match_test <HTTP_REQUEST>: abc123 abc123 [root@ltm3:Active:Standalone] config # grep abc /var/log/customlog Nov 19 09:22:36 tmm1 tmm1[12240]: Rule /Common/syslog_match_test <HTTP_REQUEST>: abc abc Nov 19 09:22:36 tmm1 tmm1[12240]: Rule /Common/syslog_match_test <HTTP_REQUEST>: abc abc

 

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JRahm
Community Manager
Community Manager

Updated...OK: apparently somewhere in the last 10 years since I looked at syslog-ng filters last, the "match" was deprecated for "message". So here's how I tested, and the results:

sys syslog { include " filter f_local0 { facility(local0) and not message(\"abc abc\"); }; filter f_local0_custom { facility(local0) and message(\"abc abc\"); }; destination d_customlog { file(\"/var/log/customlog\" create_dirs(yes)); }; log { source(local); filter(f_local0_custom); destination(d_customlog); }; " }

Then I slapped this iRule on a test virtual and hit it from my desktop:

when HTTP_REQUEST { log local0. "abc abc" log local0. "abc123 abc123" HTTP::respond 200 content "<html><body>sylog test initiating...</body></html>" }

And here are my logs:

[root@ltm3:Active:Standalone] config # grep abc /var/log/ltm Nov 19 09:22:36 ltm3.test.local info tmm1[12240]: Rule /Common/syslog_match_test <HTTP_REQUEST>: abc123 abc123 Nov 19 09:22:36 ltm3.test.local info tmm1[12240]: Rule /Common/syslog_match_test <HTTP_REQUEST>: abc123 abc123 [root@ltm3:Active:Standalone] config # grep abc /var/log/customlog Nov 19 09:22:36 tmm1 tmm1[12240]: Rule /Common/syslog_match_test <HTTP_REQUEST>: abc abc Nov 19 09:22:36 tmm1 tmm1[12240]: Rule /Common/syslog_match_test <HTTP_REQUEST>: abc abc

 

this setting does not working

JRahm
Community Manager
Community Manager

forgot to escape the quotes, sorry.

JRahm
Community Manager
Community Manager

hmm...that's not working either. Let me play a little, might need some regex there. Is "a a" just a pattern template (ie, you'll need more other stuff?) or is it precisely "a a" you're trying to match?

JRahm
Community Manager
Community Manager

seems the syslog-ng changes over the years have passed our content by! Use message and not match. I've updated (and tested successfully) my answer above. For all latest BIG-IP versions 12.x+, the current syslog-ng version is 3.8.1, so make sure you review their documentation for additional support with customized logging.