Re: LDAP logging

[Olivier Rademakers <rademakers@channelopen.org>]

Dieter Kluenter wrote:
> Ivan Ordonez <iordonez@berkeley.edu> writes:
>
>   
>> Edward Capriolo wrote:
>>
>>     On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Ivan Ordonez <iordonez@berkeley.edu> wrote:
>>
>>         Dieter Kluenter wrote:
>>         
>>         Ivan Ordonez <iordonez@berkeley.edu> writes:
>>
>>         Hi,
>>         I want to create logging for LDAP (version 2.4.19-r1) using syslog-ng
>>         on Gentoo box.
>>         Hope someone here can point me in the right direction.  I'm lost
>>         here.
>>
>>         slapd logs to local4.
>>         filter f_local4         {facility(local4); };
>>         destination slapd { file("/var/log/slapd"); };
>>         log {source(src); filter(f_local4); destination(slapd); };
>>         -Dieter
>>
>>         I still can't get the logging to work.  I followed both suggestions (Dieter
>>         and Jorge) to no avail.  The syslog-ng daemon starts fine but when I check
>>         the ldap log, it's empty.  The cron and auth logging is working perfectly
>>         fine.  Please advise.
>>         
>>         Thanks in advance.
>>
>>     Check how the package was built.
>>     
>>     If the configuration argument
>>     "--enable-debug=yes"
>>     was not given, you get no logging.
>>
>> It was logging before without issue.  I can see the log in /var/log/messages file.  The
>> problem started hen I emerge or install the new version of openldap (version 2.4.19-r1). 
>> Since then the LDAP logging disappeared in /var/log/messages file.  All I want to do is to
>> see where the logs go or have the ability to access it.
>>     
>
> As I mentioned in my previous post, slapd logs to local4, check your
> syslog-ng.conf wether there are other filters with a facility local4.
>
> -Dieter
>
>   
And if you're using gentoo, compile openldap with the "syslog" use flag :-)

Cheers,
Olivier