SYSLOG.CONF(5) - File Formats Manual # SYSLOG.CONF(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME # syslog.conf - syslogd(8) configuration file
DESCRIPTION # The syslog.conf file is the configuration file for the syslogd(8) program. It consists of blocks of lines separated by program specifications, with each line containing two fields: the selector field which specifies the types of messages and priorities to which the line applies, and an action field which specifies the action to be taken if a message syslogd(8) receives matches the selection criteria.
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SYSLOGC(8) - System Manager’s Manual # SYSLOGC(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # syslogc - collect messages from syslog memory buffer
SYNOPSIS # syslogc [-Ccfo] [-n lines] [-s reporting_socket] logname
syslogc -q
DESCRIPTION # syslogc collects messages from the syslogd(8) memory buffer specified by the logname argument.
For syslogc to work, syslogd(8) must be configured with one or more memory buffer logs (see syslog.conf(5) for details) and have a reporting socket location specified on the command line (using the -s option to syslogd(8)).
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SYSLOGD(8) - System Manager’s Manual # SYSLOGD(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # syslogd - log system messages
SYNOPSIS # syslogd [-46dFhnruVZ] [-a path] [-C CAfile] [-c cert_file] [-f config_file] [-K CAfile] [-k key_file] [-m mark_interval] [-p log_socket] [-S listen_address] [-s reporting_socket] [-T listen_address] [-U bind_address]
DESCRIPTION # syslogd writes system messages to log files or a user’s terminal. Output can be sent to other programs for further processing. It can also securely send and receive log messages to and from remote hosts.
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