[Solved] What can replace clog?

[GaardenZwerch]

Hi all,
I wonder what I have at my disposal now that clog is gone? I rely on using clog when debugging things and I use it in nrpe  monitoring scripts as well.
Thanks in advance,
Frank

[franco]

What sort of scripting do you use around clog?

I did add opnsense-log utility as an "alternative" but mainly for avoiding heavy typing


Cheers,
Franco

[GaardenZwerch]

Thanks Franco,
opnsense-log is great.
I have one instance where I use an nrpe script to see if ipsec generated TS_UNACCEPT 'recently', and issue 'ipsec restart' in that case. I have a star-shape of IPsec tunnels, and when I make changes in the ipsec config at the hub, satellites generate TS_UNACCEPT errors (no idea why).
But looking around, I have found that ipsec logs can now be found in /var/log/ipsec/latest.log so I can adapt.
For anyone else stumbling across this: a lot of logfiles are now available as sequential files under
/var/log/<servicename>/latest.log

Thanks and regards

[franco]

I would recommend using opnsense-log directly since latest.log link is sort of a volatile link and we might have to fix it up during runtime so that's why opnsense-log exists as a placeholder. Some more discussion on GitHub about this...


Cheers,
Franco

[GaardenZwerch]

Got it,
thanks!