A simple command line tool to check the syslog server is running by sending syslog messages to it.
Acceptable command line flags are:
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| -p | Syslog server protocol, udp or tcp. Defaults to "udp". |
| -a | Syslog server IPv4 address. Defaults to "". |
| -s | Syslog message severity. Defaults to 5, (Notice). |
| -m | Syslog message. Defaults to "Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3". |
$ go install github.com/AndyBowskill/syslog_client@latest
$ syslog_client -a 192.168.48.10 -m "Syslog message from Fedora" -s 4
$ syslog_client -p tcp -s 3 -a 192.168.48.10 -m "Syslog message from Ubuntu"