[Lubuntu] Simple configuration for remote logging with rsyslogd

[John Hupp]

If you mean write down what I have done with LTSP on Lubuntu (and not 
just this rsyslog recipe), I think I did post up a recipe for a standard 
2-NIC LTSP5 setup on Lubuntu Precise some months ago.

Now I'm still deep in troubleshooting (or something) of a 1-NIC LTSP-PNP 
setup on Lubuntu Quantal.  If I ever get through that, I expect that I 
would do another recipe.

Someone else on this list is running LTSP on Lubuntu, but I don't 
remember who, and I don't think he posted anything particular about the 
parameters (1-NICor 2-NIC, etc.) of his setup, so I don't know if his 
project uses current ingredients. But I sure would be happy to run into 
some other Lubuntu users successfully running LTSP!

On 12/3/2012 7:31 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> I'm a couple of years out from when our last guy asked about LTSP.. 
> Back in 10.04 a teacher in a non 1st world country 'found' lubuntu. 
> Ubuntu via GNOME was becoming 'too heavy' for his out dated computer 
> lab. He was so thankful for the ability to actually have the quite 
> ancient blade server be able to continue to serve his students.
>
> There are times in life when you think "did I make a difference"? 
> Well, all I will say is via the reverse speak of 'star wars'... *small 
> in number, change they made*. We answered his questions and got him up 
> and running.
>
> Lubuntu makes a difference, it is a really stripped back system, go 
> add to it what you need... But, may I make a request? Please write 
> down what you have done so that others who do not have your technical 
> knowledge, but have the heart to help have it as a resource to help 
> their class.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
> On 3 December 2012 22:36, John Hupp <lubuntu at prpcompany.com 
> <mailto:lubuntu at prpcompany.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     On 11/30/2012 4:47 PM, John Hupp wrote:
>>     On Lubuntu Quantal, it looks like rsyslogd is installed with a
>>     certain configuration -- probably just for local logging -- but
>>     is not set to auto-start.
>>
>>     I'm trying to set up remote logs for an LTSP client (to log to
>>     the LTSP server) for the sake of troubleshooting a client boot
>>     problem.  The LTSP manual has this sample for syslog-ng's
>>     configuration file /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf:
>>
>>         source net-udp { udp(); };
>>         destination remote { file("/var/log/remote/$FULLHOST"); };
>>         log { source(net-udp); destination(remote); };
>>
>>     Does anyone know if the rsyslogd would use the same statements in
>>     its configuration file?
>>
>     I having a working recipe for this(and I was wrong about rsyslog
>     not auto-starting-- it is good to go):
>
>     To accomplish forwarding of syslog messages by TCP (rather than by
>     UDP or RELP):
>
>     In /etc/rsyslog.conf for the client machine add this to the end of
>     the file:
>     *.*   @@<server's IP address>:10514
>
>     For an LTSP network, if it is a standard LTSP 5 setup with a
>     chroot environment, then just edit the file as above and update
>     the image.
>
>     For an LTSP network with an LTSP-PNP setup it is trickier.  For
>     temporary troubleshooting you can just modify /etc/rsyslog.conf,
>     update the client NBD image, then edit /etc/rsyslog.conf again
>     with the settings required for the server.  If you want a
>     permanent forwarding setup that will not be overwritten by image
>     updates, then you would probably write a script in
>     /usr/share/ltsp/init-ltsp.d that modifies /etc/rsyslog.conf in
>     place on-the-fly during bootup (using the stream editor command
>     "sed").  But I have not had a successful experience with that yet,
>     so I merely toss that out as a lead.
>
>     -------------------
>
>     In /etc/rsyslog.conf for the server where you want the messages
>     forwarded, un-comment these two lines in rsyslog.conf:
>     $ModLoad imtcp
>     $InputTCPServerRun 10514
>
>     This much alone on the server will cause forwarded messages to be
>     received on the server and incorporated in the standard log file
>     at /var/log/syslog.  But they will be added to the messages that
>     are logged for the server itself.  That may do for your purposes
>     since all messages are tagged with the host name, but you can also
>     have the messages written to another file by adding these lines to
>     rsyslog.conf:
>
>     if $fromhost-ip startswith '192.168.1.' then /var/log/ltspclientlog
>     & ~
>
>     Substitute whatever client IP address applies in your situation. 
>     The above command will separately log received messages from any
>     client with IP 192.168.1.xxx.  Also substitute whatever log name
>     you would like for my choice of "ltspclientlog."
>
>     The configuration above will cause the client syslog messages to
>     be logged in both /var/log/ltspclientlog and /var/log/syslog.  I
>     don't know why.  The "& ~" command is supposed to stop further
>     processing of the message after it is written to ltspclientlog. 
>     Perhaps I misunderstood the documentation and forwarded messages
>     are *always* written to syslog, and then perhaps other files as
>     well.  Or perhaps LTSP has some functionality in it that causes
>     forwarded messages to be written to syslog.
>
>
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