Re: How do I make syslogd not reverse lookup the FQDN
From: Jos van Kan (vankan_at_kabelfoon.nl)
Date: 06/30/04
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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:13:29 +0200
Shanon Swafford wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have a SuSE 9.0 system that I am using as a syslog server.
>
> I have syslogd starting with the -r option to listen for syslog messages
> from clients.
>
> These clients could be all over the world with real long FQDNs so I would
> just like the messages to show the originating IP instead of the long
> FQDN.
>
> I've googled until I'm blue in the face but can't find any way to do this.
>
> I've tried:
> /sbin/syslog -r -l *.net,*.com
> but it did not make a difference from a client that got a ...net FQDN
>
> Can anybody help me?
>
> Is there some reason this would not be smart?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Shanon
The man page specifies that you should use a colon (:) separator, not a
comma. Maybe that makes a difference?
Regards,
-- Jos van Kan, www.josvankan.tk
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