Do I need to also configure a syslog client in other for remote_syslog to properly send data ?

[leonzo]

Hi

I have installed the fluent-plugin-remote_syslog in order to send data to a remote rsyslog server trough fluentd

I have the following configuration to send log from a hostA to hostB where a remote Syslog server is configured to collect log on port 514 through tcp or udp)

<match log.agent.**>
        @type remote_syslog
        host hostB.com
        port 514
        facility user
        severity notice
        program fluentd
        protocol tcp
        tls false
        hostname hostA.com
        log_level debug

        <buffer>
        </buffer>

        <format>
          @type single_value
          message_key msg
        </format>
</match>

After restarting the td-agent service I do not have any td-agent service log error

However, data are not collected in HostB and I am try to understand why ?

My question is : do I need to also configure a syslog client on hostA in other to fluentd to properly send these data ?

Thank You for any help

[daipom]

Sorry for the late reply.

No, we don't need to configure a syslog client.

You need to confirm the setting of Fluentd.

        <format>
          @type single_value
          message_key msg
        </format>

You can remove this unless you want to send only record["msg"]. If the record doesn't have the msg key, then it does not send any data.

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