New configuration option "SyslogFacility"

The new option "SyslogFacility" deines the syslog "facility" to which
ngIRCd should send log messages.

Possible values are system dependant, but most probably "auth", "daemon",
"user" and "local1" through "local7" are possible values; see syslog(3).
Default is "local5" for historical reasons.

ChangeLog

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 ngIRCd Release 17
 
+  - New configuration option "SyslogFacility" to define the syslog "facility"
+    (the "target"), to which ngIRCd should send its log messages.
+    Possible values are system dependant, but most probably "auth", "daemon",
+    "user" and "local1" through "local7" are possible values; see syslog(3).
+    Default is "local5" for historical reasons.
   - Dump the "internal server state" (configured servers, established
     connections and known clients) to the console or syslog when receiving
     the SIGUSR2 signal and debug mode is enabled.

NEWS

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 ngIRCd Release 17
 
+  - New configuration option "SyslogFacility" to define the syslog "facility"
+    (the "target"), to which ngIRCd should send its log messages.
+    Possible values are system dependant, but most probably "auth", "daemon",
+    "user" and "local1" through "local7" are possible values; see syslog(3).
+    Default is "local5" for historical reasons.
   - Dump the "internal server state" (configured servers, established
     connections and known clients) to the console or syslog when receiving
     the SIGUSR2 signal and debug mode is enabled.

doc/sample-ngircd.conf

@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@
 	# so the server listens on all IP addresses of the system by default.
 	;Listen = 127.0.0.1,192.168.0.1
 
+	# Syslog "facility" to which ngIRCd should send log messages.
+	# Possible values are system dependant, but most probably auth, daemon,
+	# user and local1 through local7 are possible values; see syslog(3).
+	# Default is "local5" for historical reasons, you probably want to
+	# change this to "daemon", for example.
+	SyslogFacility = local1
+
 	# Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will
 	# be shown to all users connecting to the server:
 	;MotdFile = /usr/local/etc/ngircd.motd

man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl

@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ If unset, the defaults value is "0.0.0.0" or, if ngIRCd was compiled
 with IPv6 support, "::,0.0.0.0". So the server listens on all configured
 IP addresses and interfaces by default.
 .TP
+\fBSyslogFacility\fR
+Syslog "facility" to which ngIRCd should send log messages. Possible
+values are system dependant, but most probably "auth", "daemon", "user"
+and "local1" through "local7" are possible values; see syslog(3).
+Default is "local5" for historical reasons, you probably want to
+change this to "daemon", for example.
+.TP
 \fBMotdFile\fR
 Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will be shown
 to all users connecting to the server. Changes made to this file

src/ngircd/conf.c

@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ Conf_Test( void )
 		printf("  ServerGID = %s\n", grp->gr_name);
 	else
 		printf("  ServerGID = %ld\n", (long)Conf_GID);
+#ifdef SYSLOG
+	printf("  SyslogFacility = %s\n",
+	       ngt_SyslogFacilityName(Conf_SyslogFacility));
+#endif
 	printf("  PingTimeout = %d\n", Conf_PingTimeout);
 	printf("  PongTimeout = %d\n", Conf_PongTimeout);
 	printf("  ConnectRetry = %d\n", Conf_ConnectRetry);
@@ -600,6 +604,14 @@ Set_Defaults(bool InitServers)
 	Conf_MaxJoins = 10;
 	Conf_MaxNickLength = CLIENT_NICK_LEN_DEFAULT;
 
+#ifdef SYSLOG
+#ifdef LOG_LOCAL5
+	Conf_SyslogFacility = LOG_LOCAL5;
+#else
+	Conf_SyslogFacility = 0;
+#endif
+#endif
+
 	/* Initialize server configuration structures */
 	if (InitServers) {
 		for (i = 0; i < MAX_SERVERS;
@@ -1147,6 +1159,13 @@ Handle_GLOBAL( int Line, char *Var, char *Arg )
 		Conf_SSLOptions.DHFile = strdup_warn( Arg );
                 return;
         }
+#endif
+#ifdef SYSLOG
+	if (strcasecmp(Var, "SyslogFacility") == 0) {
+		Conf_SyslogFacility = ngt_SyslogFacilityID(Arg,
+							   Conf_SyslogFacility);
+		return;
+	}
 #endif
 	Config_Error(LOG_ERR, "%s, line %d (section \"Global\"): Unknown variable \"%s\"!",
 								NGIRCd_ConfFile, Line, Var);

src/ngircd/conf.h

@@ -173,6 +173,13 @@ GLOBAL int Conf_MaxConnectionsIP;
 /* Maximum length of a nick name */
 GLOBAL unsigned int Conf_MaxNickLength;
 
+#ifdef SYSLOG
+
+/* Syslog "facility" */
+GLOBAL int Conf_SyslogFacility;
+
+#endif
+
 GLOBAL void Conf_Init PARAMS((void));
 GLOBAL bool Conf_Rehash PARAMS((void));
 GLOBAL int Conf_Test PARAMS((void));

src/ngircd/log.c

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "conn.h"
 #include "channel.h"
 #include "irc-write.h"
+#include "conf.h"
 
 #include "exp.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -72,13 +73,10 @@ Log_Init( bool Daemon_Mode )
 	Is_Daemon = Daemon_Mode;
 	
 #ifdef SYSLOG
-#ifndef LOG_CONS     /* Kludge: mips-dec-ultrix4.5 has no LOG_CONS/LOG_LOCAL5 */
+#ifndef LOG_CONS     /* Kludge: mips-dec-ultrix4.5 has no LOG_CONS */
 #define LOG_CONS 0
 #endif
-#ifndef LOG_LOCAL5
-#define LOG_LOCAL5 0
-#endif
-	openlog( PACKAGE_NAME, LOG_CONS|LOG_PID, LOG_LOCAL5 );
+	openlog(PACKAGE_NAME, LOG_CONS|LOG_PID, Conf_SyslogFacility);
 #endif
 
 	Log( LOG_NOTICE, "%s started.", NGIRCd_Version );
@@ -267,7 +265,7 @@ GLOBAL void
 Log_Init_Subprocess(char UNUSED *Name)
 {
 #ifdef SYSLOG
-	openlog( PACKAGE_NAME, LOG_CONS|LOG_PID, LOG_LOCAL5 );
+	openlog(PACKAGE_NAME, LOG_CONS|LOG_PID, Conf_SyslogFacility);
 #endif
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	Log_Subprocess(LOG_DEBUG, "%s sub-process starting, PID %ld.",