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super-simple rsyslog.conf for remote log collection and only remote log collection
# /etc/rsyslog.conf Configuration file for rsyslog.
#
# For more information see
# /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-doc/html/rsyslog_conf.html
#
# Default logging rules can be found in /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
#################
#### MODULES ####
#################
$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
#$ModLoad imklog # provides kernel logging support (previously done by rklogd)
$ModLoad immark # provides --MARK-- message capability
#$KLogPath /proc/kmsg
# provides UDP syslog reception
$ModLoad imudp
$UDPServerRun 514
# provides TCP syslog reception
$ModLoad imtcp
$InputTCPServerRun 514
###########################
#### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES ####
###########################
#
# Use traditional timestamp format.
# To enable high precision timestamps, comment out the following line.
#
$ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
# Filter duplicated messages
$RepeatedMsgReduction on
# Local Logging
$template DynaFile,"/var/log/incoming/%HOSTNAME%.log"
*.* -?DynaFile
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