Configuring syslog to log to remote server with "*.info @server:514" does not work

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After adding a line similar to *.info @10.12.50.1:514 to /etc/syslog.conf and restarting syslog, the logs are not showing up on the specified remote server.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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