NAME

syslogd - Syslog server

SYNOPSIS

syslogd [OPTION...]

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.

AUTHOR

Written by many authors.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

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