Configuration Parameters
Configuration Parameters
The plugin receives all parameters directly via the command line:
advlogparser [--idx-dir <dir>] <log_dir> [<name_regex>] [<content_regex>] [<source_type>]
General Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
--idx-dir | Directory where index files are stored. The plugin must be able to read and write in this directory. Default: /tmp. |
Log-Specific Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
log_dir * | Directory containing the log files to process. All files in the directory are listed and filtered using name_regex. |
name_regex | Regular expression to filter file names within the directory. Default: .* (all files). |
content_regex | Regular expression to filter lines within the log content. Only matching lines are included in the output. Default: .* (all lines). |
source_type | Value of the <source> field in the generated log module. Identifies the data source in Pandora FMS. Required if you expect to generate modules. |
* 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