Example rsyslog.conf for rsyslog 3.22

rsyslog.conf

$ModLoad imuxsock
$ModLoad imklog

#
# Set up queue to buffer messages if server goes down.
#
$WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog
$ActionQueueType LinkedList
$ActionQueueFileName 192.168.0.42
$ActionResumeRetryCount -1
$ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on

#
# Log everything to central server.
#
*.*					@@192.168.0.42

# Log all kernel messages to the console.
# Logging much else clutters up the screen.
# kern.*                                                 /dev/console

# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
# Don't log private authentication messages!
*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none                /var/log/messages

# The authpriv file has restricted access.
authpriv.*                                              /var/log/secure

# Log all the mail messages in one place.
mail.*                                                  -/var/log/maillog

# Log cron stuff
cron.*                                                  /var/log/cron

# Everybody gets emergency messages
*.emerg                                                 *

# Save news errors of level crit and higher in a special file.
uucp,news.crit                                          /var/log/spooler

# Save boot messages also to boot.log
local7.*                                                /var/log/boot.log