Configure Remote Logging to Use TCP

You can configure the remote server for logging through TCP.

Before you begin

The NPB application supports remote logging on Linux, Mac, or Windows operating systems, and the following commands are Linux-specific. Refer to the documentation for the Rsyslog utility for your operating system, as needed.

About this task

Create a TCP-specific configuration file to enable UDP transport of syslog.

Procedure

At the command prompt, create and open the tcp.conf file in your preferred text editor.
```
$ /etc/rsyslog.d/tcp.conf 
```

Copy the following text into the tcp.conf file with the appropriate port number.

# load TCP listener 
module(load="imtcp") 
# start listener at port 514 
input(type="imtcp" port="514")

Save and close the tcp.conf file.
Restart the rsyslog service.
```
$ sudo systemctl restart rsyslog
```
Verify the rsyslog service status.
```
$ sudo systemctl status rsyslog 
```