rsyslog.conf

#  /etc/rsyslog.conf    Configuration file for rsyslog.
#################
#### MODULES ####
#################

$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
#$ModLoad imklog   # provides kernel logging support
#$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability

# provides UDP syslog reception
$ModLoad imudp
$UDPServerRun 514

# provides TCP syslog reception
$ModLoad imtcp
$InputTCPServerRun 514


###########################
#### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES ####
###########################
$ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
$ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 1g

$FileOwner root
$FileGroup adm
$FileCreateMode 0640
$DirCreateMode 0755
$Umask 0022

$WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog
$IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf


###############
#### RULES ####
###############

# First some standard log files.  Log by facility.
auth,authpriv.*                 /var/log/auth.log
*.*;auth,authpriv.none          -/var/log/syslog
#cron.*                         /var/log/cron.log
#daemon.*                       -/var/log/daemon.log
#kern.*                         -/var/log/kern.log
#lpr.*                          -/var/log/lpr.log
#mail.*                         -/var/log/mail.log
#user.*                         -/var/log/user.log

# Logging for the mail system.  Split it up so that it is easy to write scripts to parse these files.
mail.info                       -/var/log/mail.info
mail.warn                       -/var/log/mail.warn
mail.err                        /var/log/mail.err

# Logging for INN news system.
news.crit                       /var/log/news/news.crit
news.err                        /var/log/news/news.err
news.notice                     -/var/log/news/news.notice

# Some "catch-all" log files.
*.=debug;auth,authpriv.none;news.none;mail.none -/var/log/debug
*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn;auth,authpriv.none;cron,daemon.none;mail,news.none            -/var/log/messages

# Emergencies are sent to everybody logged in.
*.emerg                         :omusrmsg:*

# I like to have messages displayed on the console, but only on a virtual console I usually leave idle.
#daemon,mail.*;news.=crit;news.=err;news.=notice;*.=debug;*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn     /dev/tty8

# The named pipe /dev/xconsole is for the `xconsole' utility.  To use it,
# you must invoke `xconsole' with the `-file' option:
#
#    $ xconsole -file /dev/xconsole [...]
#
# NOTE: adjust the list below, or you'll go crazy if you have a reasonably
#      busy site..
#
#daemon.*;mail.*;news.err;*.=debug;*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn    |/dev/xconsole
#daemon.*;mail.*;news.err;*.=debug;*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn     |/dev/null