[PATCH 1/3 v3] allow remote syslog via TCP in syslogdctrl.c

["Peter Müller" <peter.mueller@link38.eu>]

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Make syslogctrl.c use TCP as remote logging file if specified so.

Thanks to Michael for reviewing this.

Signed-off-by: Peter Müller <peter.mueller(a)link38.eu>
---
 src/misc-progs/syslogdctrl.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/misc-progs/syslogdctrl.c b/src/misc-progs/syslogdctrl.c
index 52719023e..83727162e 100644
--- a/src/misc-progs/syslogdctrl.c
+++ b/src/misc-progs/syslogdctrl.c
@@ -27,18 +27,19 @@
 #define ERR_ANY 1
 #define ERR_SETTINGS 2    /* error in settings file */
 #define ERR_ETC 3         /* error with /etc permissions */
-#define ERR_CONFIG 4      /* error updated sshd_config */
+#define ERR_CONFIG 4      /* error updating syslogd config */
 #define ERR_SYSLOG 5      /* error restarting syslogd */
 
 int main(void)
 {
-   char buffer[STRING_SIZE], command[STRING_SIZE], hostname[STRING_SIZE];
+   char buffer[STRING_SIZE], command[STRING_SIZE], hostname[STRING_SIZE], protocol[STRING_SIZE];
    char varmessages[STRING_SIZE], asynclog[STRING_SIZE];
    int config_fd,rc,fd,pid;
    struct stat st;
    struct keyvalue *kv = NULL;
    memset(buffer, 0, STRING_SIZE);
    memset(hostname, 0, STRING_SIZE);
+   memset(protocol, 0, STRING_SIZE);
    memset(varmessages, 0, STRING_SIZE);
    memset(asynclog, 0, STRING_SIZE);
 
@@ -67,6 +68,12 @@ int main(void)
       exit(ERR_SETTINGS);
    }
 
+   if (!findkey(kv, "REMOTELOG_PROTOCOL", protocol))
+   {
+      /* fall back to UDP if no protocol was given */
+      protocol = "udp";
+   }
+
    if (strspn(hostname, VALID_FQDN) != strlen(hostname))
    {
       fprintf(stderr, "Bad REMOTELOG_ADDR: %s\n", hostname);
@@ -106,9 +113,24 @@ int main(void)
    }
 
    if (!strcmp(buffer,"on"))
-      snprintf(buffer, STRING_SIZE - 1, "/bin/sed -e 's/^#\\?\\(\\*\\.\\*[[:blank:]]\\+@\\).\\+$/\\1%s/' /etc/syslog.conf >&%d", hostname, config_fd );
+   {
+      /* check which transmission protocol was given */
+      if (strcmp(protocol, "tcp") == 0)
+      {
+         /* write line for TCP */
+         snprintf(buffer, STRING_SIZE - 1, "/bin/sed -e 's/^#\\?\\(\\*\\.\\*[[:blank:]]\\+@@\\).\\+$/\\1%s/' /etc/syslog.conf >&%d", hostname, config_fd );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         /* write line for UDP */
+         snprintf(buffer, STRING_SIZE - 1, "/bin/sed -e 's/^#\\?\\(\\*\\.\\*[[:blank:]]\\+@\\).\\+$/\\1%s/' /etc/syslog.conf >&%d", hostname, config_fd );
+      }
+   }
    else
+   {
+      /* if remote syslog has been disabled */
       snprintf(buffer, STRING_SIZE - 1, "/bin/sed -e 's/^#\\?\\(\\*\\.\\*[[:blank:]]\\+(a).\\+\\)$/#\\1/' /etc/syslog.conf >&%d", config_fd );
+   }
 
      /* if the return code isn't 0 failsafe */
    if ((rc = unpriv_system(buffer,99,99)) != 0)
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