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Enable Syslog In Linux

In this article, we will enable syslog in Linux.

Steps

First, switch to the root user using the following command: -

sudo -i

Next step is to install rsyslog using the following command: -

yum install rsyslog

Edit the "rsyslog.conf" file using the following command : -

sudo nano /etc/rsyslog.conf

Enable the following code: -

$ModLoad imudp
$UDPServerRun 514

$ModLoad imtcp
$InputTCPServerRun 514

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Save the file.

To restart the service, use the following commands: -

sudo service rsyslog restart
sudo systemctl restart rsyslog

To check if the port 514 is listening or not, use the following command: -

netstat -plan | grep tcp

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