remote_syslog2 0.20

remote_syslog tails one or more log files and sends syslog messages to a remote central syslog server. It generates packets itself, ignoring the system syslog daemon, so its configuration doesn't affect system-wide logging.

Uses:

• Collecting logs from servers & daemons which don't natively support syslog
• When reconfiguring the system logger is less convenient than a purpose-built daemon (e.g., automated app deployments)
• Aggregating files not generated by daemons (e.g., package manager logs)

This code is tested with the hosted log management service Papertrail and should work for transmitting to any syslog server.

remote_syslog2 is a rewrite of the ruby [remote_syslog] package. Not all features of the ruby version are supported, and there are some backwards incompatible changes.