Tool for testing syslog
Does anyone know of a tool or a script that I could use to send messages to syslog? I'm trying to troubleshoot a syslog configuration, and I'm having trouble eliminating possibilities. What I would like to do is something like this:
./testScript -f myFacility "testing testing 123"
and it sends it to syslog on the local machine.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Rich
Solution 1:
have a look at the logger command.
e.g.
logger -p auth.notice "Some message for the auth.log file"