emo/sysklogd
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Document difference in log formats between RFC3164 and RFC5424

Browse Source 
Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Joachim Nilsson 2019-11-03 12:19:57 +01:00
parent d63b2e68f6
commit 8f582259d8
1 changed files with 15 additions and 1 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

16
man/syslogd.8
View File

@ -26,10 +26,24 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION .Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm .Nm
support RFC3164 and RFC5424 style log messages for both local and remote support RFC3164 and RFC5424 style log messages for both local and remote
logging using Internet and UNIX domain sockets. The companion daemon, logging using Internet and UNIX domain sockets. Differences in style is
shown below. The companion daemon,
.Xr klogd 8 , .Xr klogd 8 ,
is used for trapping kernel messages and events. is used for trapping kernel messages and events.
.Pp .Pp
.Bl -tag -compact -width "RFC3164:"
.It RFC3164:
.Cm Aug 24 05:14:15 192.0.2.1 myproc[8710]: Kilroy was here.
.It RFC5424:
.Cm 2003-08-24T05:14:15.000003-07:00 192.0.2.1 myproc 8710 - - Kilroy was here.
.El
.Pp
Note, for remote logging the messages are prefixed with
.Cm <PRI>
or
.Cm <PRI>1 ,
respectively.
.Pp
.Nm .Nm
is derived from BSD sources, today is derived from BSD sources, today
.Fx .Fx