The 3rd party tool that collects and analyzes (syslog) logs is strictly working in a general syslog layout: Nov 12 16:19:57 hostname username: ERROR ..message.. where the hostname should not be FQDN, but a short name one instead. For example, instead of "thisserver.xyz.mars" it should just be a "thisserver". In fact logging from a shell using a "logger" results in a a short host name by default. Logback uses a Syslog Converter ( http://www.jarvana.com/jarvana/view/ch/qos/logback/logback-classic/0.9.3/log... SyslogStartConverter ) which looks up the host as: InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName() This returns a FQDN, which breaks the syslog monitor (since it expects it to be in a short hostname form). What would be the way to inject my own "SyslogStartConverter" into a Syslog Appender? Or maybe there is a better/simpler solution that allows to overwrite this in some way? Thank you! -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Syslog-Appender%3A-Short-Host-Name-tp34675141p34675141... Sent from the Logback User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.