I'm wanting to send syslog from unRAID to another machine but I think I'm misunderstanding the "syslog server" in the settings.  I originally had it enabled as I was thinking that was what turned it on.  Then I realized that turns on RECEIVING syslog.  I want to SEND syslog.  So I added an IP and port in the "remote syslog IP" and thought, "aight.  Now I'm set."

But I'm seeing NOTHING on the receiving side.  (I set up a Splunk server that I'm trying to send to so I can play around with it.)  

How do I turn it on?  lol...how can I send syslog from unRAID?  

These are the current settings I have:

No I think you have it right unless the description text is wrong, the IP is for a remote server to accept unraid's own syslog.

 

Edited April 13, 20251 yr by MowMdown
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1 minute ago, MowMdown said:

No I think you have it right unless the description text is wrong, the IP is for a remote server to accept unraid's own syslog.

 

That's what I was thinking...seemed pretty straightforward.  That's why I'm so confused.  Got rid of the local setting as I don't think that applies...we'll see...maybe I'll just go into the terminal and enable syslog that way.  Done it that way a bunch of times.  Whatever works...lol

Thanks for the sanity check.

Your normally put your server’s address into the remote server field to get it to log to itself.

5 minutes ago, itimpi said:

Your normally put your server’s address into the remote server field to get it to log to itself.

That doesn't really make sense.  The local server goes in the "remote server" field so it can log its own logs?

10 minutes ago, rmp5s said:

That doesn't really make sense.  The local server goes in the "remote server" field so it can log its own logs?

Yes that is what works.   It is mentioned in the syslog server link.