1. if the output of this command is empty – rsyslog not working
ps -A | grep rsyslog
2. check the config
rsyslogd -N1
3. check the system log for rsyslog
cat /var/log/messages | grep rsyslog
4. test the system log
logger logSystemTest
cat /var/log/messages | grep logSystemTest
5. check the network and remote host
netstat -taupn | grep syslog
telnet ls.local.test 514