Syslog Receipe
- Official Website: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5424
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Syslog is a way for network devices to send event messages to a logging server – usually known as a Syslog server. The Syslog protocol is supported by a wide range of devices and can be used to log different types of events.
Receipe
Valid receipes are as follows:
syslog://syslog://{facility}
One might change the facility from it's default like so:
syslog://local5
Parameter Breakdown
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| facility | No | The facility to use, by default it is user. Valid options are kern, user, mail, daemon, auth, syslog, lpr, news, uucp, cron, local0, local1, local2, local3, local4, local5, local6, and local7 |
| logperror | No | Additionally send the log message to stderr |
| logpid | Yes | Include PID as part of the log output. |