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List:       inet-access
Subject:    Re: syslog into perl
From:       Paul Gregg <pgregg () niweb ! com>
Date:       2001-08-28 11:55:35
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In article <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108261052530.25419-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> you wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2001, Pete Templin wrote:
>> 
>> List,
>> 
>> 	Is there any easy way to have my syslog server put messages
>> received from routers into a perl script?  If possible, I'd like to parse
>> the messages and send an email if "interesting" links should flap.
> 
> tail -f /var/log/routerlogfile | parsingscript.pl

man syslog.conf

You can use:

*.*			|/usr/local/sbin/parsingscript.pl

and assuming the script loops around a while(<STDIN>) {
then the perl script should stay open to read all lines piped to it
from syslog.

Syslog will reopen the script if it exits for any reason.

Paul.
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