How to configure syslog server or a centralized log server in redhat linux rhel5 or centos


This article will explain installing and configuring a syslog log server in redhat enterprise linux. It'll work in other redhat distributions like centos, fedora etc.

Centralized log server (syslog server)

Suppose we have a server and 5 client machines. And we want to monitor the logs of all those client machines. In situations like this, we will use centralized server as a log server. Whatever events are ...

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