3. Getting Logs into Nagios Log Server

Once Nagios Log Server is installed and running, the next step would be to import some logs.

Importing syslog data from Linux servers, eventlog data from Windows systems, and logs from other types of common systems and applications is fairly simple using the built-in guides. Here are some resources to help you get started:

Monitoring a New Log Source

This guide explains how to access the built-in setup guides for common log sources, and provides an example of Linux Source setup:

• Monitoring a New Log Source

Windows Logs

• Setting up a Windows Source

Apache Logs

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