file() Source Driver

The file() source driver is used to collect log messages from plain-text files, for example, from the logfiles of an Apache webserver.

Status

Architecture	Status
x86	Works
ARM	Works

How to Test

File() drivers are at the very core of syslog-ng. Chances are you are already using them for displaying output to your console. To test the file source driver, we will use it to display the contents of a file that we create.

Note: For this test, please create a new file and add a few lines of text in it. In this instance, we will assume the file is called “test.txt”

We can use the file() source driver as a source for log messages instead of internal() or system(). To do so, we just need to use:

source s_file {
    file("/var/log/messages");    #On Linux
    file("/var/log/system.log");  #On macOS
};

Configuration File Used

@version: 3.31
@include "scl.conf"

source s_file {
    file("/Users/yash/Documents/test.txt");
    #Enter your path here ^
};

destination console{
    file(/dev/stdout);
};

log {
    source(s_file);
    destination(console);
};

Proof