syslog-ng - Replacement for syslog HOWTO

ChangeLog


2023-09-25	- 3.38.1 -> 4.4.0
		  tcp wrappers link ftp to http
		- Added link to json-c
		- Fixed up various prerequisites, minimum version req, etc.
2022-09-22	- 3.19.1 -> 3.38.1
		- Updated various URLs, including Github
		  https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/ ->
		  https://github.com/syslog-ng/syslog-ng
2019-01-25	- 3.4.6 -> 3.19.1
		- Home page URL changed from
		  http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/
		  to
		  https://www.syslog-ng.com/products/open-source-log-management/
		- Added repository link
		- Added Wikipedia link
		- Removed the EventLog section, bundled with the source now
		- No longer use a syslog-ng sub-directory in ~/src and
		  ~/installed
		- Added a bunch of prerequisite links
2013-12-05	- eventlog 0.2.12 -> 0.2.13
		- syslog-ng 3.3.11 -> 3.4.6
2013-07-23	- Handle /usr/local/lib64 if it's there
		- Use $(logname) instead of $USER, sometimes su won't
		  set it at all, login shell or not, yatta, yatta
		- syslog-ng 3.3.4 -> 3.3.11
2012-03-04	- syslog-ng 3.0.8 -> 3.3.4
		- Added missing run of ldconfig after 'make install' for
		  syslog-ng
2010-10-21	- eventlog 0.2.9 -> 0.2.12
		- syslog-ng 3.0.5 -> 3.0.8
2010-01-24	- Added --disable-ipv6, note about it
2010-01-21	- syslog-ng 3.0.3 -> 3.0.5
2009-07-31	- syslog-ng 3.0.1 -> 3.0.3
		- Added --enable-tcp-wrapper to syslog-ng configure line
		- Set the syslog-ng.conf backup file to be named
		  syslog-ng.conf-yyyymmdd
		- Use my .us domain instead of .cc
2009-03-11	- EventLog 0.2.5 -> 0.2.9
		- syslog-ng 2.0.5 -> 3.0.1
		- Added link to new libdbi howto
2007-09-15	- Changed home page URL from
		  http://www.balabit.hu/en/downloads/syslog-ng/
		  to
		  http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/
		- 1.6.11 -> 2.0.5, replaced libol with eventlog
		- The default directory for the .conf file is now
		  /usr/local/etc (not /usr/local/etc/syslog-ng)
Jun 2, 2006	- syslog-ng 1.6.10 -> 1.6.11
Apr 17, 2006	- Updated note about trouble with 1.6.10
Apr 5, 2006	- Added note about problems with 1.6.10
Apr 4, 2006	- libol 0.3.17 -> 0.3.18
		- syslog-ng 1.6.9 -> 1.6.10
		- Fixed a /usr/local/src to ~/src that I missed
Jan 27, 2006	- libol 0.3.16 -> 0.3.17
		- Removed half-finished info and links to libol package
		- syslog-ng 1.6.8 -> 1.6.9
		- Added section that'll remove klogd and syslogd (in
		  Slackware)
Aug 19, 2005	- Added instructions for creating Slackware packages
Jun 13, 2005	- syslog-ng 1.6.7 -> 1.6.8
May 21, 2005	- libol 0.3.15 -> 0.3.16
		- Removed make, gcc, binutils, and fileutils/coreutils links
		- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
		- Added sha1sum verification
		- Rearranged options to shut up the new version of find
		- Only run find once for src and src/syslog-ng, instead of
		  once each
		- root.root -> root:root
		- Only run chown (on the source dir) for root
		- syslog-ng 1.6.6 -> 1.6.7
Feb 20, 2005	- libol 0.3.14 -> 0.3.15
		- syslog-ng 1.6.5 -> 1.6.6
		- Back up syslog-ng.conf with cp -a (instead of just cp)
Aug 5, 2004	- libol 0.3.13 -> 0.3.14
		- syslog-ng 1.6.4 -> 1.6.5
Jun 9, 2004	- Added " or coreutils" to the fileutils prerequisite
		- syslog-ng 1.6.2 -> 1.6.4
Feb 4, 2004	- libol 0.3.12 -> 0.3.13
		- syslog-ng 1.6.1 -> 1.6.2
Jan 14, 2004	- syslog-ng 1.6.0rc4 -> 1.6.1
		- libol 0.3.11 -> 0.3.12
		- Updated notes about rc.syslog, removed old info about
		  setting it up to start on Slackware 8.0 and down
		- Added a link to the stunnel howto
Oct 15, 2003	- Create ~/backup and ~/installed with mode 700
		- libol 0.3.10 -> 0.3.11
		- Added prerequisites
		- Added removal of old shared lib files before make install
Jul 30, 2003	- libol 0.3.9 -> 0.3.10
		- Modernized the howto
Apr 24, 2003	- syslog-ng 1.6.0rc2 -> rc3
Mar 19, 2003	- A few minor updates for the part that adds rc.syslog
Feb 24, 2003	- libol 0.2.23 -> 0.3.9
		- syslog-ng 1.4.17 -> 1.6.0rc1 (1.6.x, I guess when the rcX
		  is dropped, will be the current stable branch)
		- It looks for the config file in /usr/local/etc/syslog-ng
		  now
		- Updated the part about updating rc.inet2 to hopefully
		  be less confusing
Jan 7, 2003	- Added replacement for slack 8.1 rc.syslog script
Oct 28, 2002	- 1.4.16 -> 1.4.17
		- Added removal of old versions
Oct 12, 2002	- 1.4.15 -> 1.4.16
		- Seperated syslog-ng from libol, easier to follow if you're
		  updating only one of them
		- Added gpg verification
Jul 31, 2002	- First entry

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