syslogd - Syslog server

NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION AUTHOR REPORTING BUGS COPYRIGHT SEE ALSO

DESCRIPTION

Log system messages.
−4, −−ipv4

restrict to IPv4 transport (default)

−6, −−ipv6

restrict to IPv6 transport

−a SOCKET

add unix socket to listen to (up to 19)

−b, −−bind=ADDR

bind listener to this address/name

−B, −−bind−port=PORT

bind listener to this port

−d, −−debug

print debug information (implies −−no−detach)

−D, −−rcdir=DIR

override configuration directory (default: /usr/local/etc/syslog.d)

−f, −−rcfile=FILE

override configuration file (default: /usr/local/etc/syslog.conf)

−h, −−hop

forward messages from remote hosts

−−ipany

allow transport with IPv4 and IPv6

−l HOSTLIST

log hosts in HOSTLIST by their hostname

−m, −−mark=INTVL

specify timestamp interval in minutes (0 for no timestamping)

−−no−forward

do not forward any messages (overrides −−hop)

−−no−klog

do not listen to kernel log device /proc/kmsg

−−no−unixaf

do not listen on unix domain sockets (overrides −a and −p)

−n, −−no−detach

do not enter daemon mode

−p, −−socket=FILE

override default unix domain socket /dev/log

−P, −−pidfile=FILE

override pidfile (default: /usr/local/var/run/syslog.pid)

−r, −−inet

receive remote messages via internet domain socket

−s DOMAINLIST

list of domains which should be stripped from the FQDN of hosts before logging their name

−S, −−sync

force a file sync on every line

−T, −−local−time

set local time on received messages

−?, −−help

give this help list

−−usage

give a short usage message

−V, −−version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

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