Allow TCP and UDP listening to be configurable

.kitchen.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ suites:
   run_list: ["recipe[rsyslog::server]", "recipe[rsyslog::client]"]
   attributes:
     rsyslog:
-      server_ip: 127.0.0.1
+      server_ip: 127.0.0.1  # send to ourselves (dumb)
+      udp_enabled: true       # listen on udp..
+      udp_address: 127.0.0.1  # ..but bound to the loopback for safety
+
 - name: rsyslog-clientdisabled
   run_list: ["recipe[rsyslog::clientdisabled]"]
   attributes:

attributes/default.rb

@@ -18,10 +18,20 @@
 #
 
 default["rsyslog"]["log_dir"]          = "/srv/rsyslog"
-default["rsyslog"]["server"]           = false
-default["rsyslog"]["protocol"]         = "tcp"
-default["rsyslog"]["port"]             = "514"
-default["rsyslog"]["server_ip"]        = nil
+
+# rsyslog shipper/remote configuration
+default["rsyslog"]["server_ip"]        = nil            # where to send logs
+default["rsyslog"]["protocol"]         = "tcp"          # protocol touse when sending logs
+default["rsyslog"]["port"]             = "514"          # port to use when sending logs
+
+# rsyslog server/listener options
+default["rsyslog"]["server"]                      = false
+default["rsyslog"]['listener']["tcp_enabled"]     = false          # listen on TCP?
+default["rsyslog"]['listener']["tcp_port"]        = "514"          # what port to listen for TCP on
+default["rsyslog"]['listener']["udp_enabled"]     = true           # listen on UDP?
+default["rsyslog"]['listener']["udp_port"]        = "514"          # what port to listen for UDP on
+default["rsyslog"]['listener']["udp_address"]     = nil            # what ip to bind to, nil means unconfigured, so rsyslog defaults
+
 default["rsyslog"]["server_search"]    = "role:loghost"
 default["rsyslog"]["remote_logs"]      = true
 default["rsyslog"]["per_host_dir"]     = "%$YEAR%/%$MONTH%/%$DAY%/%HOSTNAME%"

recipes/default.rb

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
   owner node['rsyslog']['user']
   group node['rsyslog']['group']
   mode 0644
-  variables(:protocol => node['rsyslog']['protocol'])
   notifies :restart, "service[#{node['rsyslog']['service_name']}]"
 end
 

templates/default/rsyslog.conf.erb

@@ -21,17 +21,20 @@ $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
 $ModLoad imklog   # provides kernel logging support (previously done by rklogd)
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
 
-<% if node['rsyslog']['server'] -%>
-# Provide <%= @protocol.upcase %> log reception
-<% case @protocol -%>
-<% when "tcp" -%>
+  <% if node['rsyslog']['listener']['tcp_enabled'] -%>
+# Provide TCP log reception
 $ModLoad imtcp
-$InputTCPServerRun <%= node['rsyslog']['port'] %>
-<% when "udp" -%>
+$InputTCPServerRun <%= node['rsyslog']['listener']['tcp_port'] %>
+  <% end -%>
+
+  <% if node['rsyslog']['listener']['udp_enabled'] -%>
+# Provide UDP log reception
 $ModLoad imudp
-$UDPServerRun <%= node['rsyslog']['port'] %>
-<% end -%>
-<% end -%>
+  <% unless node['rsyslog']['listener']['udp_address'].nil? %>
+$UDPServerAddress <%= node['rsyslog']['listener']['udp_address'] %>
+  <% end %>
+$UDPServerRun <%= node['rsyslog']['listener']['udp_port'] %>
+  <% end -%>
 
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