options { create_dirs(yes); owner(ubuntu); group(ubuntu); perm(0640); dir_owner(ubuntu); dir_group(ubuntu); dir_perm(0750); }; source s_net { tcp(ip(0.0.0.0) port(514)); udp(ip(0.0.0.0) port(514)); }; destination d_host-specific { file("/var/log/syslog-ng/$HOST/$YEAR/$MONTH/$HOST-$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY.log"" ); }; log { source(s_net); destination(d_host-specific); };