Collecting logs from chroot

Purpose

To collect logs from a chroot using a syslog-ng OSE client running on the host, complete the following steps:

Figure 23: Collecting logs from chroot

Steps

1. Create a /dev directory within the chroot. The applications running in the chroot send their log messages here.

2. Create a local source in the configuration file of the syslog-ng application running outside the chroot. This source should point to the /dev/log file within the chroot (for example, to the /chroot/dev/log directory).

3. Include the source in a log statement.

   NOTE: You need to set up timezone information within your chroot as well. This usually means creating a symlink to /etc/localtime.