Configuration Parameters
The plugin receives all parameters directly via the command line:
pandora_logparser --dir <path> [options]
Important: Always quote parameters containing
*,?,|or other shell metacharacters. Example:'*.log','(?i)error'.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
--dir * | Directory containing the log files to process. |
--name-regex | Regular expression to filter file names. Default: .* (all files). |
--content-regex | Regular expression to filter lines within the log content. Default: .* (all lines). |
--source-type | Value of the <source> field in the log module. Identifies the data source in Pandora FMS. |
--idx-dir | Directory where index files are stored. Default: /tmp. |
* Required parameter.
Regular Expression Examples
File name filter (name_regex):
.*\.log → only files with .log extension
access.*\.log → files starting with "access" and ending in ".log"
(app|sys)\.log → files named "app.log" or "sys.log"
Content filter (content_regex):
(?i)error → lines containing "error" (case-insensitive)
(?i)error|critical|fail → lines containing error, critical, or fail
^ERROR → lines starting with ERROR
[0-9]{3}\s → lines containing a 3-digit code followed by a space