#Autumn #leaves in #Budapest

My Turris Omnia #Linux #router is 10 years old. It not just works fine, but still receives regular software updates. Today's update also installs the latest #syslog_ng: • Updated package syslog-ng from version 4.11.0-r1 to version 4.12.0-r1

Two years ago, I created a #syslog_ng repo for #AmazonLinux 2023. As I received zero feedback, I left it alone until last week. The repo is now updated to the latest version of syslog-ng: 4.12. www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/... #LogManagement #AWS

The September #syslog_ng #newsletter is now available on-line: - New #performance #tuning possibilities in syslog-ng - Nightly syslog-ng #containers based on #AlmaLinux - The status of #OpenSSL 4.0 support in syslog-ng - #Learning syslog-ng You can read more at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...

#Question of the day: can you guess how the #cow and the #bath #bomb are related? 🤪

According to #Fedora Copr stats, my #Amazon #Linux 2023 repo for syslog-ng has tons of downloads. However, I did not receive any feedback, so I did not update it for two years. Finally I got a request, so #syslog_ng is now updated to version 4.12.0. www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...

There are quite a few possibilities if you want to #learn #syslog_ng: - syslog-ng #tutorial - #documentation - use cases: blogs - instructor led #training You can find more about these at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/... #LogManagement

#Hiking in the Mátra #mountains, at the top of #Hungary. Our tallest mountain is 1014m, and I always need to correct myself, that it's not 1024 🤪

Recently, I heard complaints within the #syslog_ng community that using #Elasticsearch is not that easy anymore. I installed Elasticsearch 9.5 with #Kibana to verify these claims. Read more at: www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...

#Drought in #Hungary. Some photos about my favorite (artificial) #lake at the edge of #Budapest. The #reed is not in #water anymore. The stream feeding the lake is #dry. Water level is at least half a meter lower than normally.

Most of August, I was on #vacation, but now I’m back and I try catching up on the #syslog_ng events of the past weeks. Currently, we are #fixing issues and #reviewing contributions, but we also discussed scaling back our efforts on syslog-ng #Java support. www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...

For the past couple of weeks I was away for #vacation. I have seen many beautiful places, still, two of my favorite #photos are about #birds. A real one, and the #statue of a popular Hungarian #cartoon character :-)

After being away for weeks on #vacation and other reasons, I'm back. I'm trying to catch up with the real world and resume #syslog_ng #blogging. Do you have any topics you would like me to cover in the syslog-ng #blog?

Good news for those reading my #syslog_ng #openssl 4.0 blog at the original publication date: version 4.12 of syslog-ng is now available, and openssl 4.0 is supported without backporting patches: www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/... #LogManagement

The status of OpenSSL 4.0 support in syslog-ng

OpenSSL 4.0 was released just over a month ago. So, how is its support progressing in syslog-ng? Well, Git master already supports it, and the patch is easy to backport to earlier releases. At the sam...

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I'm on #vacation, but due to the #heatwave, nothing goes according to my plans. So, I try to keep #calm and enjoy my days off, just like the latest #Kolodko statue in #Budapest: the #zen bunny. The other photo is about the record low #Danube. #GlobalWarming #HeatDome

For many years, I didn’t think that #Tor could be useful for me. However, I’ve recently found a Gist on #GitHub that describes how you can use it to #harden #syslog_ng on #FreeBSD. And while I have yet to try it, at least now I have a reason to test Tor. www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...

Syslog-ng hardening using Tor

For many years, I didn’t think that Tor could be useful for me. However, I’ve recently found a Gist on GitHub that describes how you can use it to harden your central syslog-ng server. And while I hav...

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We are removing #HDFS support from #syslog_ng, the last driver written in #Java. As a #scream test, I started to disable Java support in syslog-ng on #openSUSE and #fedora. Let us know, if you use the Java destination with your own code! www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/... #LogManagement

Syslog-ng Java destination disabled

For many years, syslog-ng used Java, where C libraries were unavailable. However, over the years native C libraries became available for Elasticsearch and Kafka, and HDFS practically disappeared. As a...

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Started my day with two hours of #biking in a One Identity t-shirt. Do they count as #working #hours, as I was wearing a company t-shirt? 😜

The National #BotanicalGarden in #Vácrátót has beautiful #flowers, year around. They also have #Venus #flytrap and other #carnivorous #plants. Too many photos for a single collage 😊 #flowersphotography #googlepixel

Choose your #poison: Up until version 4.12, when #syslog_ng ran into an error jumping to a saved #systemd journal position, it read the #journal from the beginning. With the latest syslog-ng version, you can configure what happens in case of such an error. www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...

Syslog-ng journald source: how to avoid log bombs on errors?

Up until version 4.12, when syslog-ng ran into an error jumping to a saved systemd journal position, it read the journal from the beginning. With the latest syslog-ng version, you can configure what h...

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Yesterday #IBM made several #POWER related announcements. Most of those are related to #IBMi (~AS/400), #AI, automation and #COBOL. There is great news for #Linux users too: IBM Power S1112 brings #Power11 technology to an entry-level systems. community.ibm.com/community/us...

Recently I was asked if #syslog_ng supports #Ubuntu 26.04 (Ubuntu Resolute). Yes, and with the arrival of the syslog-ng 4.12.0 release we also provide ready-to-use packages for it. The release notes mention it, and info is in the #Readme on #GitHub. www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...

Syslog-ng 4.12.0 available for Ubuntu 26.04 (Resolute)

Recently I was asked if syslog-ng supports Ubuntu 26.04 (Ubuntu Resolute). Yes, and with the arrival of the syslog-ng 4.12.0 release we also provide ready-to-use packages for it. The <a href="https://...

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#Vasarely was born 120 years ago. This weekend I visited an exhibition at the #Museum of Fine Arts in #Budapest, collecting his works from all around the world. I still recall #coding similar graphics using #TurboPascal 30+ years ago 😍

#Lille is beautiful. And #green, full of life. Any time I'm back for the Pass the SALT conference, I discover new parts of the city. I had a little 5 km walk before registration to the river, this time West from the #Citadelle de Lille :)

Version 4.12.0, the latest version of #syslog_ng is now also available in #FreeBSD ports. A huge thanks goes to Cy Schubert for committing it. As usual, #FreshPorts has more info on #syslog_ng in ports, including links to related commits: www.freshports.org/sysutils/sys...

Listening to Antoine Ginies of #SUSE talking at #oSC26 about: virtui-manager text-based Terminal User Interface application for managing #QEMU/#KVM VM events.opensuse.org/conferences/... I'm a #vmware user from version 1.0, but I suspect that it's time to learn about alternatives...

Listening to Marcus Meissner talking at #oSC26 about: #openSUSE #Leap Maintenance in times of the #git workflow how to work in a git world events.opensuse.org/conferences/...

Listening to Adam Majer of #SUSE talking about: #Git package #workflow Past, Present and Future events.opensuse.org/conferences/... Submitting a single package using the git workflow to @openSUSE Leap 16.0 was a #nightmare last year. Crossing fingers that I learn now about improvements 😉

Listening to Bernhard M. Wiedemann talking at #oSC26 about: What happened with #reproducible #builds in #openSUSE and #SLES events.opensuse.org/conferences/... Once upon a time the syslog-ng project also did a couple of changes to allow reproducible builds (no timestamp or git hash).

Listening to Oliver Kurz of #SUSE talking at #oSC26 about: #Evolution of the #openQA Ecosystem events.opensuse.org/conferences/... In a previous life I was director of #QA and also part of the openSUSE testing team, so anything related to #testing has a special place in my heart :-)