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# Manage remote logging

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## Description

RouterOS supports sending log messages via network to a remote syslog server. If the server is not available no log messages (with potentially sensitive information) should be sent. This script disables remote logging by availability.

## Requirements and installation

Let's assume there is a remote log action and associated logging rule:

```
/ system logging action set remote=10.0.0.1 [ find where name="remote" ];
/ system logging add action=remote topics=info;
```

Just install the script:

```
$ScriptInstallUpdate netwatch-syslog;
```

... and create a netwatch matching the IP address from logging action above:

```
/ tool netwatch add down-script=netwatch-syslog host=10.0.0.1 up-script=netwatch-syslog;
```

All logging rules are disabled when host is down.

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