1 --- rsyslog/tools/rsyslogd.8 Mon Apr 18 06:36:33 2011 |
1 # Solaris-specific patch. Not going upstream. |
2 +++ rsyslog/tools/rsyslogd.8 Fri May 25 11:13:23 2012 |
2 # Covers Solaris-specific configuration and makes it compatible with nroff. |
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3 --- rsyslog/tools/rsyslogd.8 2011-04-18 06:36:33.000000000 -0700 |
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4 +++ rsyslog/tools/rsyslogd.8 2014-10-14 09:41:01.559928606 -0700 |
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4 +'\" te |
6 +'\" te |
5 .\" Copyright 2004-2008 Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon for the rsyslog modifications |
7 .\" Copyright 2004-2008 Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon for the rsyslog modifications |
6 .\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License |
8 .\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License |
7 .\" |
9 .\" |
8 -.TH RSYSLOGD 8 "29 July 2008" "Version 3.21.1" "Linux System Administration" |
10 -.TH RSYSLOGD 8 "29 July 2008" "Version 3.21.1" "Linux System Administration" |
9 +.TH RSYSLOGD 1M "16 May 2012" "Version 6.2.0" "System Administration Commands" |
11 +.TH RSYSLOGD 1M "16 May 2012" "Version 6.2.0" "System Administration Commands" |
10 .SH NAME |
12 .SH NAME |
11 rsyslogd \- reliable and extended syslogd |
13 rsyslogd \- reliable and extended syslogd |
12 .SH SYNOPSIS |
14 .SH SYNOPSIS |
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14 unix domain sockets enables this utility to support both local |
16 unix domain sockets enables this utility to support both local |
15 and remote logging. |
17 and remote logging. |
16 |
18 |
17 -.B Note that this version of rsyslog ships with extensive documentation in html format. |
19 -.B Note that this version of rsyslog ships with extensive documentation in html format. |
18 -This is provided in the ./doc subdirectory and probably |
20 -This is provided in the ./doc subdirectory and probably |
19 -in a separate package if you installed rsyslog via a packaging system. |
21 -in a separate package if you installed rsyslog via a packaging system. |
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22 +.B "Note that this version of rsyslog ships with extensive documentation in html format." |
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23 +This is provided in the /usr/share/doc/rsyslog directory. |
20 To use rsyslog's advanced features, you |
24 To use rsyslog's advanced features, you |
21 .B need |
25 .B need |
22 -to look at the html documentation, because the man pages only cover |
26 to look at the html documentation, because the man pages only cover |
23 +to look at the online documentation, because the man pages only cover |
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24 basic aspects of operation. |
27 basic aspects of operation. |
25 -.B For details and configuration examples, see the rsyslog.conf (5) |
28 -.B For details and configuration examples, see the rsyslog.conf (5) |
26 +.B For details and configuration examples, see the rsyslog.conf (4) |
29 -.B man page and the online documentation at http://www.rsyslog.com/doc |
27 .B man page and the online documentation at http://www.rsyslog.com/doc |
30 +.B "For details and configuration examples, see the rsyslog.conf (4)" |
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31 +.B "man page and the online documentation at http://www.rsyslog.com/doc" |
28 |
32 |
29 -.BR Rsyslogd (8) |
33 -.BR Rsyslogd (8) |
30 +.BR rsyslogd (1M) |
34 +.BR rsyslogd (1M) |
31 is derived from the sysklogd package which in turn is derived from the |
35 is derived from the sysklogd package which in turn is derived from the |
32 stock BSD sources. |
36 stock BSD sources. |
33 |
37 |
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38 @@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ |
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39 |
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40 .LP |
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41 .SH OPTIONS |
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42 -.B Note that in version 3 of rsyslog a number of command line options |
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43 -.B have been deprecated and replaced with config file directives. The |
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44 -.B -c option controls the backward compatibility mode in use. |
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45 +.B "Note that in version 3 of rsyslog a number of command line options" |
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46 +.B "have been deprecated and replaced with config file directives. The" |
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47 +.B "-c option controls the backward compatibility mode in use." |
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48 .TP |
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49 .BI "\-A" |
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50 When sending UDP messages, there are potentially multiple paths to |
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52 is the rsyslog version that it shall be |
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53 compatible with. Using -c0 tells rsyslog to be command-line compatible |
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54 to sysklogd, which is the default if -c is not given. |
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55 -.B Please note that rsyslogd issues warning messages if the -c3 |
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56 -.B command line option is not given. |
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57 +.B "Please note that rsyslogd issues warning messages if the -c3" |
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58 +.B "command line option is not given." |
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59 This is to alert you that your are running in compatibility |
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60 mode. Compatibility mode interferes with your rsyslog.conf commands and |
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61 may cause some undesired side-effects. It is meant to be used with a |
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35 Avoid auto-backgrounding. This is needed especially if the |
63 Avoid auto-backgrounding. This is needed especially if the |
36 .B rsyslogd |
64 .B rsyslogd |
37 is started and controlled by |
65 is started and controlled by |
38 -.BR init (8). |
66 -.BR init (8). |
39 +.BR init (1M), |
67 +.BR init (1M), |
40 +which is not the case on Solaris. |
68 +which is not the case on Solaris. |
41 .TP |
69 .TP |
42 .B "\-N " "level" |
70 .B "\-N " "level" |
43 Do a coNfig check. Do NOT run in regular mode, just check configuration |
71 Do a coNfig check. Do NOT run in regular mode, just check configuration |
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72 @@ -181,9 +182,6 @@ |
45 not specifying the -N option at all (so this makes limited sense) and |
73 not specifying the -N option at all (so this makes limited sense) and |
46 1 actually activates the code. Later, higher levels will mean more |
74 1 actually activates the code. Later, higher levels will mean more |
47 verbosity (this is a forward-compatibility option). |
75 verbosity (this is a forward-compatibility option). |
48 -.B rsyslogd |
76 -.B rsyslogd |
49 -is started and controlled by |
77 -is started and controlled by |
50 -.BR init (8). |
78 -.BR init (8). |
51 .TP |
79 .TP |
52 .BI "\-q " "add hostname if DNS fails during ACL processing" |
80 .BI "\-q " "add hostname if DNS fails during ACL processing" |
53 During ACL processing, hostnames are resolved to IP addresses for |
81 During ACL processing, hostnames are resolved to IP addresses for |
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55 operation and should only be done when actually necessary. Actually, it is |
83 operation and should only be done when actually necessary. Actually, it is |
56 a rsyslgod stop immediately followed by a restart. Future versions will remove |
84 a rsyslgod stop immediately followed by a restart. Future versions will remove |
57 this restart functionality of HUP (it will go away in v5). So it is advised to use |
85 this restart functionality of HUP (it will go away in v5). So it is advised to use |
58 -HUP only for closing files, and a "real restart" (e.g. /etc/rc.d/rsyslogd restart) |
86 -HUP only for closing files, and a "real restart" (e.g. /etc/rc.d/rsyslogd restart) |
59 +HUP only for closing files, and a "real restart" (e.g. svcadm restart svc:/system/system-log:rsyslog) |
87 +HUP only for closing files, and a "real restart" (e.g. svcadm restart svc:/system/system-log:rsyslog) |
60 to activate configuration changes. |
88 to activate configuration changes. |
61 .TP |
89 .TP |
62 .B TERM ", " INT ", " QUIT |
90 .B TERM ", " INT ", " QUIT |
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64 The file containing the process id of |
92 The file containing the process id of |
65 .BR rsyslogd . |
93 .BR rsyslogd . |
66 .TP |
94 .TP |
67 -.I prefix/lib/rsyslog |
95 -.I prefix/lib/rsyslog |
68 +.I /usr/lib/rsyslog |
96 +.I /usr/lib/rsyslog |