---
title: Configure syslog
description: Syslog messages are a standard for sending event notification messages. These messages can be stored locally or on an external syslog server. ASE generates and sends syslog messages to an external syslog server over UDP. All the syslog messages sent belong to the informational category.
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.1
page_id: pingintelligence:api_security_enforcer:pingintelligence_configuring_syslog_server
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.1/api_security_enforcer/pingintelligence_configuring_syslog_server.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
section_ids:
  configuring-syslog-server: Configuring syslog server
  listing-syslog-server: Listing syslog server
  related-links: Related links
---

# Configure syslog

Syslog messages are a standard for sending event notification messages. These messages can be stored locally or on an external syslog server. ASE generates and sends syslog messages to an external syslog server over UDP. All the syslog messages sent belong to the informational category.

## Configuring syslog server

Configure the IP address or hostname and port number of the syslog server in the `ase.conf` file to send syslog messages to the external server. To stop generating syslog messages, remove the syslog server definition from the `ase.conf` file, stop and then start ASE. Here is a snippet from the `ase.conf` file:

```
; Syslog server settings. The valid format is host:port. Host can be an FQDN or an IPv4
address.
syslog_server=
```

## Listing syslog server

Show the configured syslog server by executing the `list_sys_log_server` command:

```
/opt/pingidentity/bin/cli.sh list_syslog_server -u admin -p
192.168.11.108:514, messages sent: 4, bytes sent: 565
```

Here is a sample message sent to the syslog server:

```
Aug 16 06:16:49 myhost ase_audit[11944] origin: cli, resource: add_api, info: config_file_path=/opt/pingidentity/ase/api.json, username=admin
Aug 16 06:16:56 myhost ase_audit[11944] origin: cli, resource: list_api, info: username=admin
```

## Related links

* [ASE management, access and audit logs](pingintelligence_ase_acess_management_audit_logs.html)

* [Change management log levels](pingintelligence_changing_management_log_levels.html)

* [Purge log files](pingintelligence_purge_log_files.html)