Resolved issues
The following is a list of issues addressed in this release.
NOTE: Microsoft Windows 11 and Microsoft Windows Server 2022 are not supported due to an internal Windows Event rendering error in these operating systems.
For more details, see KB 334904.
Table 1: Issues resolved in version 6.0.22
syslog-ng Agent for Windows: If the server is unavailable for a long time, syslog-ng Agent will generate a log message about the failed connection, once in every 60 seconds |
SYSLOGDEV-5744 |
syslog-ng Agent for Windows: Removed wrong links from Windows Start menu |
SYSLOGDEV-5843 |
syslog-ng Agent for Windows: Fixed wrong version number in the about window of MMC snap-in |
SYSLOGDEV-6019 |
OpenSSL upgraded to 1.1.1l |
SYSLOGDEV-6078 |
syslog-ng Agent for WIndows: Fixed file source encoding when a log file contained Chinese characters |
SYSLOGDEV-6168 |
Product licensing
To enable a trial license
- Apply for a trial license at the syslog-ng website.
- Download the license and the installation package for your platform, then follow the installation instructions in the Administration Guide.
To enable a purchased commercial license
- Download the license and the installation package for your platform, then follow the installation instructions in the Administration Guide.
Upgrade and installation instructions
Upgrade and installation instructions
To install or upgrade syslog-ng Premium Edition, follow the instructions in the syslog-ng Premium Edition Administration Guide, or the Administrator Guide for syslog-ng Agent for Windows.
NOTE:When using syslog-ng Premium Edition version 6.0.22, consider the following:
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Upgrade notes from version 6.0.19: Starting from syslog-ng PE version 6.0.20 and after 31-July-2020, only AIX 7 platform and syslog-ng Agent for Windows are supported. For a detailed list, see Supported platforms in The syslog-ng Premium Edition 6 Administration Guide.
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syslog-ng Agent for Windows: Starting from syslog-ng Agent 6.0.20, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 are not supported anymore.
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Platforms supported in syslog-ng Premium Edition 6LTS:
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Platforms supported in syslog-ng Agent for Windows:
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (x86_64)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (x86_64)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (x86_64)
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Microsoft Windows 8 (x86 and x86_64)
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Microsoft Windows 10 (x86 and x86_64)
More resources
Additional information is available from the following: