chef-rsyslog

Setup rsyslog on Ubuntu and Debian

Requirements

Only tested to be working on the following Ubuntu versions below, but may work on earlier versions too.

• Ubuntu 14.04

Attributes

None

LWRP

rsyslog_papertrail_program_log

rsyslog_papertrail_file_log

Usage

Just include rsyslog in your node's run_list:

{
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[rsyslog]"
  ]
}

Dev Setup

brew cask update
brew cask install chefdk
chef exec bundle install
brew install docker docker-machine # need virtual box first
docker-machine create --driver virtualbox default

# as required set env variables for docker
eval $(docker-machine env default)

kitchen converge
kitchen verify # run tests

# ssh in
kitchen login