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Configure a notification rule in ESET Remote Administrator so that it is recorded to a Syslog server (5.x)

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https://support.eset.com/kb2786

Issue

  • Configure a notification rule to log an event to the syslog server using ESET Remote Administrator version 5.x

Solution

 

A new version has been released

Version 6 of ESET Remote Administrator (ERA) and ESET business products were released in North America December 11th, 2014, and globally February 25th, 2015. This article applies to version 5.x and earlier ESET business products. For information about what's new in the latest version and how to upgrade, see the following article:

 

  1. Open the ESET Remote Administrator Console (ERAC) by double-clicking the ERAC icon on your desktop, or by clicking Start → All Programs → ESET → ESET Remote Administrator Console → ESET Remote Administrator Console.
     
  2. In the main program window, click Tools → Notification Manager.
     
  3. Select the notification rule you want to edit.
     
  4. Click Edit next to the Action field. 

    Figure 1-1
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  5. In the Action window, select the check box next to Log to Syslog. Click OK

     

    Figure 1-2

  6. Close the Notification Manager. When prompted, click Save to confirm your changes.

NOTE:

The Action window also provides the following options:

  • Select the Also Log message option, which will write the message body to the log.
  • Adjust Log Verbosity, or the level of detail. Level 5 is the highest amount of detail, and Level 1 the lowest. Level 2 – Above + Session Errors is the recommended option.
To edit advanced syslog settings, click to Tools → Server Options, then click the Advanced tab → Edit Advanced Settings → ESET Remote Administrator → ERA Server → Setup → Logging.

 

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