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Configuring rsyslog To Log To MySQL On RHEL 5.2 And Above

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Configuring rsyslog To Log To MySQL On RHEL 5.2 And Above

This is quick and easy guide on getting rsyslog to log everything to a MySQL database. It is by no means a detailed guide and should be used as a base for getting this sort of logging started. Some things are assumed here: You already have a MySQL server running. Configuring a MySQL server and …

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Limiting Yum To Security Only Updates

Enterprises are often looking for a method of applying security only updates to systems as there may be requirements to pin the overall machine to a particular version of an application whilst keeping the rest of the machine secure. Until now there’s not really been an appropriate answer to this question.A package named yum-security has …

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