Syslog Client - Cisco 678 Installation And Operation Manual

Chapter 5 Configuration Procedures for the Cisco 67x CPE Devices

SYSLOG Client

Implementing SYSLOG
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SYSLOG logs significant system information to a remote SYSLOG server for
processing without requiring large amounts of local storage or local processing.
Using the CBOS, the Cisco 67x allows you to specify a remote server for logging
system messages. Cisco supports the following levels of severity:
Debug
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Info
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Warning
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Alarm
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Critical
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Crash
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The messages are similar to the standard Berkley Software Distribution
(BSD)-style severity levels for SYSLOG; however, they do not include None and
Mark. To configure your SYSLOG daemon to receive Cisco SYSLOG messages,
modify the
/etc/syslog.conf
spaces). Many systems, such as Linux and FreeBSD, have SYSLOG set up by
default.
The command set syslog test activates the SYSLOG debug option.
This will verify that SYSLOG works with current client settings by
sending a test message to the SYSLOG server.
The following /etc/syslog.conf configuration file entry enables all messages for
Info severity levels and above:
*.info/var/log/messages
To enable only alarm messages and above, enter the following in /etc/syslog.conf:
*.alarm/var/log/messages
configuration file (remember to use tabs, not
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