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Chapter 2 Installation, Configuration and Management
NetScaler 9000 Series Installation and Configuration Guide - Volume 1 2-75
NSICG60_DEC04
2.6.8.1 Logging NetScaler Events
To customize logging to fit site needs, configuration is modified for two
functional areas - NetScaler messaging and syslog. The NetScaler system has
an internal event message generator, which passes messages to the syslog
system. The syslog system accepts these messages and performs the logging.
This section covers configuring NetScaler event messaging. The syslog
configuration is discussed in the next section.
Note: For High Availability (HA) installations, the system logging
configurations are not automatically propagated across an HA pair.
You must manually copy the configurations over to an HA peer or
otherwise duplicate the modifications on the peer.
Controlling NetScaler Event Messaging
By default, the passing of system and VPN events are enabled. To disable the
passing of these messages, add the respective strings from below to the end of
/nsconfig/rc.conf, each on a new line. If the file does not already exist, you
will need to create it.
To disable system events messages, enter:
nssyslog_enable="NO"
To disable VPN events messages, enter:
nsvpnlog_enable="NO"
2.6.8.2 Configuring Syslog
This section explains how to modify the syslog configuration of your
NetScaler system.
Toggling Syslog Functionality
The syslog daemon is enabled by default. Should you need to disable it, add
this line to the /nsconfig/rc.conf file.
syslogd_enable="NO"
Changing the Logging Facilities
To customize the syslog configuration, begin by copying the base syslog.conf
file from /etc to /nsconfig/syslog.conf. When the system reboots, the