[ale] Wimped RE: Ubuntu upgrade from -9.04 to -9.10 replaced 'syslog-ng' with'rsyslog'

[Mills John M-NPHW64]

ALErs -

'aptitude' reported that 'syslog-ng' had been removed but its configuration files were preserved.

I took the coward's way out: when I asked 'aptitude' to remove 'rsyslog' it offered alternatives. Number 3 was to install 'syslog-ng' and I took that route. This put 'rsyslog' into the state of 'removed, preserving configuration files' at least a not-bad outcome.

My test logs immediately came back to life.

Longer term, does this mean 'syslog-ng' is effectively at End-of-Life as far as Linux distros?

Comments welcome.

 - Mills


-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org on behalf of Mills John M-NPHW64
Sent: Thu 11/4/2010 10:01 AM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] Ubuntu upgrade from -9.04 to -9.10 replaced 'syslog-ng' with'rsyslog'
 
ALErs -

I finally upgraded to Karmic and - whoops - lost my remote syslog filtering. I see the upgrade changed the log server and now I must choose: configure 'rsyslog' as I had 'syslog-ng' or replace 'rsyslog' with 'syslog-ng'.

I liked the syntax of 'syslog-ng' filtering ('flames > /dev/null' of course), plus I had the filters working as I wished.

How have other users addressed this?

TIA.

 - Mills
 


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