26.2.8 Configuring a Syslog Profile

The Send to Syslog field displays the name of the Syslog profile you are configuring.

  1. Fill in the following field:

    Facility Name: Specify a facility name for the Syslog server. It can be any name from local0 to local7. If you specify local0 - local7 as your facility name, the alerts are stored at /var/log/localmessages.

  2. Click OK.

  3. Select one of the following:

    • To add another profile, continue with Step 3.

    • To save your modifications, continue with Step 4.

To configure the Syslog profile for Access Gateway Service on RedHat Enterprise Linux, use the following procedure:

  1. Go to /etc/rsyslog.conf file.

  2. Add the following under # Provides UDP syslog reception

    $ModLoad imudp.so

    $UDPServerRun 514

  3. Restart the syslog service using one of the following commands:

    /etc/init.d/rsyslog restart OR rcsyslog start