loggen

Loggen is a tool used to load test syslog implementations.

Key facts

• MSG Format based filter
• Legacy BSD Format default port 514

Links

Ref	Link
Product Manual	https://www.syslog-ng.com/technical-documents/doc/syslog-ng-open-source-edition/3.26/administration-guide/96#loggen.1

Sourcetypes

sourcetype	notes
syslogng:loggen	By default, loggen uses the legacy BSD-syslog message format. BSD example: loggen --inet --dgram --number 1 <ip> <port> RFC5424 example: loggen --inet --dgram -PF --number 1 <ip> <port> Refer to above manual link for more examples.

Index Configuration

key	index	notes
syslogng_loggen	main	none