rsyslog is not logging for local and remote messages

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • It doesn't generate any logs when using the following configuration in /etc/rsyslog.conf
$ModLoad imuxsock.so
$ModLoad imklog.so
$ActionFileDefaultTemplate      RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat

# Log all kernel messages to the console.
# Logging much else clutters up the screen.
#kern.*                                                 /dev/console

# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
# Don't log private authentication messages!
#*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none                /var/log/messages
if \
        $source == 'localhost' \
        and \
               $syslogseverity <= '6' \
        and ( \
                        $syslogfacility-text != 'mail' \
                and \
                        $syslogfacility-text != 'authpriv' \
                and \
                        $syslogfacility-text != 'cron' \
        ) \
then    /var/log/messages

# The authpriv file has restricted access.
#authpriv.*                                              /var/log/secure
if \
        $source == 'localhost' \
                and \
        $syslogfacility-text == 'authpriv' \
then    /var/log/secure
  • By checking tcpdump, it confirms that the messages coming in

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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