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Configuring Linux and other BSD type UNIX systems

The steps for configuring Linux and other BSD type UNIX systems are as follows:

  1. Log on to the UNIX platform with a root type login and edit the /etc/syslog.conf file with a text editor, such as the vi editor.
  2. Append the following line to the bottom of the /etc/syslog.conf file.
     *.*       @(ipaddr)
     The value of (ipaddr) is the IP address of the BMC Defender Server program. The (*.*) directive indicates that messages of facilities and all severities should be sent to the BMC Defender Server. (This value can be modified to limit the range of facilities and severities that are actually sent.)
  3. When finished with the edits, stop and restart the syslogd process, such as with a kill -HUP command. You should see a startup message logged at the BMC Defender Server system, indicating that the platform's syslogd process has successfully started.

 

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BMC Defender SIEM Correlation Server 6.2