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Linux DNS Logs Configuration

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Last updated: Oct 03, 2019
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To verify logs are arriving at the CCE host:

  • Run: “tail -f /var/log/messages” command on the CCE host
StepsProcess

Configure /etc/hosts on DNS server

  • Open /etc/hosts file

  • Add IP-Address                hostname on this file

      Example: 192.168.19.48               hostname

Configure /etc/hosts on the CCE Host machine

  • Open /etc/hosts file on host machine
  • Add IP-Address of DNS Server and hostname of DNS Server on this file

      Example: 192.168.19.192            dns-server

Configure Syslog on DNS Server

  • Login at DNS server
  • Add rule in /etc/rsyslog.conf file to send logs to the CCE host machine.
  • Open /etc/rsyslog.conf file
  • Go to

      #### begin forwarding rule ### and add

      *. * @IP-Address:514

      #### end of the forwarding rule ###

      Example: - *. * @192.168.19.48:514 to send log by UDP

  • Restart rsyslog daemon using command “service rsyslog restart”;


Now to verify that the logs are arriving at the CCE Host

  • Run: “tail -f /var/log/messages” command on the CCE host

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