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NAME

6       persist-tool - Display the content of the persist file
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SYNOPSIS

9       persist-tool [command] [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       NOTE: The persist-tool application is distributed with the syslog-ng
13       system logging application, and is usually part of the syslog-ng
14       package. The latest version of the syslog-ng application is available
15       at the official syslog-ng website[1].
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17       This manual page is only an abstract, for the complete documentation of
18       syslog-ng, see the The syslog-ng Administrator Guide[2].
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20       The persist-tool application is a utility that can be used to dump the
21       content of the persist file, and manipulate its content.
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23           Warning
24           Persist-tool is a special tool for syslog-ng experts. Do use the
25           tool unless you know exactly what you are doing. Misconfiguring it
26           will result in irrecoverable damage to the persist file, without
27           any warning.
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29           Note
30           Limitations:
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32           •   The persist-state functions can be used only with syslog-ng PE
33               5 LTS style persist file (SLP4). Older persist files are not
34               supported.
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36           •   Wildcard characters are not supported in file/directory names.
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THE DUMP COMMAND

39       dump [options] [persist_file]
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41       Use the dump command to print the current content of the persist file
42       in JSON format to the console.
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44       The dump command has the following options:
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46       --help or -?
47           Display a brief help message.
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49       Example:
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51           persist-tool dump /usr/local/var/syslog-ng.persist
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53       The output looks like:
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55           run_id = { "value": "00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 " }
56           host_id = { "value": "00 00 00 00 5F 49 2F 01 " }
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THE ADD COMMAND

59       add [options] [input_file]
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61       Use the add command to add or modify a specified state-entry in the
62       persist file. The state-entry should be in the same format as the dump
63       command displays it. If the given state-entry already exists, it will
64       be updated. Otherwise, a new value will be added. If the given persist
65       state is invalid, it will be skipped.
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67       To use the add command: use persist-tool dump to print the content of
68       the current persist file, and redirect it to a file. Edit the content
69       of this file. Use persist-tool add with this file to modify the
70       persist.
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72       The add command has the following options:
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74       --help or -?
75           Display a brief help message.
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77       --output-dir=<directory> or -o
78           Required parameter. The directory where the persist file is located
79           at. The name of the persist file stored in this directory must be
80           syslog-ng.persist.
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82       Example:
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84           /usr/local/bin/persist-tool add dump_persist -o .
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86       The valid output looks like:
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88           log_reader_curpos(Application)      OK
89           affile_sd_curpos(/var/aaa.txt)        OK
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91       The invalid output looks like:
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93           log_reader_curpos(Application)      OK
94           wrong
95                   FAILED (error: Invalid entry syntax)
96           affile_sd_curpos(/var/aaa.txt)        OK
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FILES

99       /usr/local/bin/persist-tool
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SEE ALSO

102       syslog-ng.conf(5)
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104       syslog-ng(8)
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106           Note
107           For the detailed documentation of see The 4.3 Administrator
108           Guide[3]
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110           If you experience any problems or need help with syslog-ng, visit
111           the syslog-ng mailing list[4].
112
113           For news and notifications about of syslog-ng, visit the syslog-ng
114           blogs[5].
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AUTHOR

117       This manual page was written by the Balabit Documentation Team
118       <documentation@balabit.com>.
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NOTES
122        1. official syslog-ng website
123           https://www.balabit.com/log-management
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125        2. The syslog-ng Administrator Guide
126           https://www.balabit.com/support/documentation/
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128        3. The  4.3 Administrator Guide
129           https://www.balabit.com/documents/syslog-ng-ose-latest-guides/en/syslog-ng-ose-guide-admin/html/index.html
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131        4. syslog-ng mailing list
132           https://lists.balabit.hu/mailman/listinfo/syslog-ng
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134        5. syslog-ng blogs
135           https://syslog-ng.org/blogs/
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