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22.12. Additional Resources
For more information on how to configure the
rsyslog daemon and how to locate, view, and monitor log files, see the resources listed below.
Installed Documentation
rsyslogd(8) — The manual page for thersyslogddaemon documents its usage.rsyslog.conf(5) — The manual page namedrsyslog.confdocuments available configuration options.logrotate(8) — The manual page for the logrotate utility explains in greater detail how to configure and use it.journalctl(1) — The manual page for thejournalctldaemon documents its usage.journald.conf(5) — This manual page documents available configuration options.systemd.journal-fields(7) — This manual page lists special Journal fields.
Installable Documentation
/usr/share/doc/rsyslogversion/html/index.html — This file, which is provided by the rsyslog-doc package from the Optional channel, contains information on rsyslog. See Section 9.5.7, “Adding the Optional and Supplementary Repositories” for more information on Red Hat additional channels. Before accessing the documentation, you must run the following command as root:
~]# yum install rsyslog-docOnline Documentation
The rsyslog home page offers additional documentation, configuration examples, and video tutorials. Make sure to consult the documents relevant to the version you are using:
- RainerScript documentation on the rsyslog Home Page — Commented summary of data types, expressions, and functions available in RainerScript.
- rsyslog version 7 documentation on the rsyslog home page — Version 7 of rsyslog is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 in the rsyslog package.
- Description of queues on the rsyslog Home Page — General information on various types of message queues and their usage.
See Also
- Chapter 6, Gaining Privileges documents how to gain administrative privileges by using the
suandsudocommands. - Chapter 10, Managing Services with systemd provides more information on systemd and documents how to use the
systemctlcommand to manage system services.
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