Syslog Server for Windows is a free open source program to receive syslog messages, reads syslog.conf in a Unix compatible format and runs as a Windows service.
Compatible with router and Linux syslog facilities and levels.
Project is created with:
- Visual Studio Community 2019
- C++ MFC for latest v142-Buildtools (x86 & x64)
- Windows 10 SDK (10.0.18362.0)
- Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects Extension
Choose options.
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Clone this repository.
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Add an extension.
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Open ntservice.sln.
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Run "Batch Build" as the image below.
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Double-click setup\Release\syslogd.msi to install.
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Make sure that the "Syslog Server" service is started.
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Edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\syslogd\syslog.conf.
Warning: Since it cannot be overwritten as it is, copy it to another directory, edit it, and overwrite it.
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Stop the syslogd service and start debugging with cmd.exe.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\syslogd>syslogd.exe -DEBUG
Enable the 514/UDP port on the firewall.
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By default, the logs are output to the C:\ProgramData\syslogd directory. C:\ProgramData\syslogd directory is created automatically.
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You can use Local System environment variables to set the log output destination. Example:%ProgramData%\%Date%.log
local0.err %ProgramData%\%Date%.log
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Stop debugging, start the syslogd service.
Below is a table of how much the specification is supported compared to FreeBSD's syslog.conf.
| Features | Support |
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| facility detection | ✔ |
| The special facility "mark" | ❌ |
| priority level detection | ✔ |
| include | ❌ |
| Delimiter space / tab | ✔ |
| Case insensitive | ✔ |
| Comparison flag, equal = | ✔ |
| Comparison flag, > < => >= ! | ❌ |
| program specification | ❌ |
| !prog1,prog2 | ❌ |
| !-prog1,prog2 | ❌ |
| hostname specification | ❌ |
| #+@ or +@ | ❌ |
| +hostname1,hostname2 | ❌ |
| -hostname1,hostname2 | ❌ |
| PROPERTY-BASED FILTERS | ❌ |
| Reset filtering | ❌ |
| Priority from behind ;semicolon | ✔ |
| Comma separated facility | ✔ |
| asterisk | ✔ |
| none | ✔ |
| Semicolon delimiter;Priority from behind | ✔ |
| Action - minus sign | ❌ |
| Action - @ sign forward host:port, IPv6 | ✔(port, IPv6❌) |
| Action - list of users | ❌ |
| Action - vertical bar "|" | ❌ |
| Escape # | ❌ |
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