# Syslog - default configuration changes

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/syslog-default-configuration-changes/3432>\
**Category:** RancherOS\
**Created:** [July 17, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/syslog-default-configuration-changes/3432 "2016-07-17T12:57:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pp610](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@pp610](https://forums.suse.com/u/pp610)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/syslog-default-configuration-changes/3432/1 "2016-07-17T12:57:14Z")

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I guess it’s silly question but how can i change syslog configuration. I’ve tried changing /etc/rsyslog.conf but seems like all the changes are not being picked up after syslog’s restart. Any ideas how systlog configuration might be changed?

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**Author:** ![pp610](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@pp610](https://forums.suse.com/u/pp610)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/syslog-default-configuration-changes/3432/2 "2016-07-19T20:21:10Z")

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i finally came up with following solution:

``  
#cloud-config  
write\_files:

- path: "/etc/rsyslog.d/test.conf"  
permissions: "0755"  
owner: "root:root"  
content: |  
–SYSLOG–  
rancher:  
services:  
syslog:  
volumes:  
- /etc/rsyslog.d/:/etc/rsyslog.d:ro  
``

doesn’t work though. Seems that container can’t see /etc/rsyslog.d/test.conf. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![joshwget](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/joshwget/32/704_2.png) [@joshwget](https://forums.suse.com/u/joshwget)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/syslog-default-configuration-changes/3432/3 "2016-07-25T16:33:24Z")

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There’s some relevant discussion in [this PR](https://github.com/rancher/os/pull/1119).