P.S netstat shows a maximum of 200 TCP sessions opened at once from port 514 on the central syslog server.
I have nofiles set to 8192. # plimit 7814 7814: /usr/lib/rsyslog/rsyslogd resource current maximum time(seconds) unlimited unlimited file(blocks) unlimited unlimited data(kbytes) unlimited unlimited stack(kbytes) 8192 unlimited coredump(blocks) unlimited unlimited nofiles(descriptors) 8196 8196 vmemory(kbytes) unlimited unlimited > -----Original Message----- > From: rsyslog [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > sophie.loewenthal--- via rsyslog > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 9:51 AM > To: rsyslog-users > Cc: LOEWENTHAL Sophie > Subject: [rsyslog] too many tcp sessions - dropping incoming request > > Morning all, > > My rsyslog server logs have been spammed with: > > <43>1 2018-04-28T04:19:42.964984+02:00 be-s0873-c2a rsyslogd-2079 - - - too > many tcp sessions - dropping incoming request [try > http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2079 ] > > The URL is a link to http://kb.monitorware.com/kbeventdb-list-1-Adiscon- > rsyslog-rsyslogd-2079.html > But this site is down because of a GDPR excuse. > > $InputTCPMaxSessions 2000 > $InputTCPMaxListeners 2000 > $MainMsgQueueSize 100000 > > > Best wishes, > Sophie > > Team mailbox : [email protected] > or direct [email protected] > > > > This message and any attachments (the "message") is > intended solely for the intended addressees and is confidential. > If you receive this message in error,or are not the intended recipient(s), > please delete it and any copies from your systems and immediately notify > the sender. Any unauthorized view, use that does not comply with its purpose, > dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited. Since the > internet > cannot guarantee the integrity of this message which may not be reliable, BNP > PARIBAS > (and its subsidiaries) shall not be liable for the message if modified, > changed or > falsified. > Do not print this message unless it is necessary, consider the environment. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------- > > Ce message et toutes les pieces jointes (ci-apres le "message") > sont etablis a l'intention exclusive de ses destinataires et sont > confidentiels. > Si vous recevez ce message par erreur ou s'il ne vous est pas destine, > merci de le detruire ainsi que toute copie de votre systeme et d'en avertir > immediatement l'expediteur. Toute lecture non autorisee, toute utilisation de > ce message qui n'est pas conforme a sa destination, toute diffusion ou toute > publication, totale ou partielle, est interdite. L'Internet ne permettant pas > d'assurer > l'integrite de ce message electronique susceptible d'alteration, BNP Paribas > (et ses filiales) decline(nt) toute responsabilite au titre de ce message dans > l'hypothese > ou il aurait ete modifie, deforme ou falsifie. > N'imprimez ce message que si necessaire, pensez a l'environnement. > > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ > What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards > NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad of > sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T > LIKE THAT. _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T LIKE THAT.

