unable to open plugin directory /opt/syslog-ng/lib/syslog-ng/loggen (err=No such file or directory) (4266135)

unable to open plugin directory /opt/syslog-ng/lib/syslog-ng/loggen (err=No such file or directory)

After installing Syslog-ng PE in a non default directory, in this example /opt/sectools,  loggen fails with the following:

/opt/sectools/syslog-ng/bin/loggen -i -D <system> <port>
error [loggen.c:enumerate_plugins:145] unable to open plugin directory /opt/syslog-ng/lib/syslog-ng/loggen (err=No such file or directory)
error [loggen.c:main:474] option parsing failed: Unknown option -i

Product defect: SYSLOGDEV-5001
Fixed in Syslog-ng PE 7.0.18.

Resolution:

Upgrade. Starting in version 7.0.18 of Syslog-ng PE this is fixed and no longer an issue.

Workaround for versions prior to 7.0.18:

Set a symbolic link from where the loggen lib directory is installed to the default directory, /opt/syslog-ng/.

For example if Syslog-ng is installed in /opt/sectools/syslog-ng:

ln -s /opt/sectools/syslog-ng/lib/syslog-ng/loggen /opt/syslog-ng/lib/syslog-ng/loggen

SYSLOGDEV-5001