rgerhards at hq
May 8, 2012, 12:07 AM
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Re: omudpspoof from local host gets source address 127.0.0.1
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New versions provide the abilit to use an interface IP address instead oft he
generic 127.0.0.1. That would solve the problem. However, I don't see how the
issue could be solved rather than by configuration...
Rainer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rsyslog-bounces [at] lists [mailto:rsyslog-
> bounces [at] lists] On Behalf Of Jo Rhett
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 10:40 PM
> To: rsyslog-users
> Subject: [rsyslog] omudpspoof from local host gets source address 127.0.0.1
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> This actually makes logical sense but I don't think that the effect is
desired.
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> If you by mistake (like me!) set up a udpspoof rule that matches log
messages
> from localhost, the source IP sent on the network will be 127.0.0.1. You
can't
> fix this without hard setting a source address in a template.
>
> This probably falls under "Don't do that!" but it's definitely an odd
effect that
> perhaps should be modified in a future release?
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> Jo Rhett
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