Installing and Enabling rsyslog

1. You can check whether the rsyslog package is already installed on your system by trying to enable the service as follows:

   root@pcclone: ~# svcadm enable svc:/system/system-log:rsyslog

   If the rsyslog package is not installed, the following message displays:

   svcadm: Pattern 'svc:/system/system-log:rsyslog' doesn't match any instance.

2. If the rsyslog package is not installed, install it.

   root@pcclone:~# pkg install rsyslog
              Packages to install:  3
               Services to change:  1
          Create boot environment: No
   Create backup boot environment: No
   
   DOWNLOAD                                PKGS         FILES    XFER (MB)   SPEED
   Completed                                3/3         68/68      1.7/1.7  354k/s
   
   PHASE                                          ITEMS
   Installing new actions                       147/147
   Updating package state database                 Done
   Updating package cache                           0/0
   Updating image state                            Done
   Creating fast lookup database                   Done
   

3. Confirm that there is an instance of rsyslog.

   root@pcclone:~# svcs -a | grep "system-log"
   disabled       18:27:16 svc:/system/system-log:rsyslog
   online         18:27:21 svc:/system/system-log:default
   

   This output confirms that the rsyslog instance exists, but that it is disabled.

4. Switch to the rsyslog service.

   root@pcclone:~# svcadm disable svc:/system/system-log:default
   root@pcclone:~# svcadm enable svc:/system/system-log:rsyslog
   root@pcclone:~# svcs -xv
   

   These commands disable the default service, enable rsyslog and report on status.

Next Steps

After rsyslog is installed and enabled, you can configure syslog in /etc/rsyslog.conf.