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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8')
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 index e19cdca4a73..8a54ba1f491 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 @@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ .Nd log systems messages .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm syslogd -.Op Fl d +.Op Fl du .Op Fl f Ar config_file .Op Fl m Ar mark_interval +.Op Fl a Ar path .Op Fl p Ar log_socket -.Op Fl u .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm Syslogd reads and logs messages to the system console, log files, other @@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ The options are as follows: .It Fl d Enable debugging to the standard output, and do not disassociate from the controlling terminal. -.It Fl f +.It Fl f Ar config_file Specify the pathname of an alternate configuration file; the default is .Pa /etc/syslog.conf . -.It Fl m +.It Fl m Ar mark_interval Select the number of minutes between ``mark'' messages; the default is 20 minutes. .It Fl u @@ -66,10 +66,18 @@ Select the historical ``insecure'' mode, in which syslogd will accept input from the UDP port. Some software wants this, but you can be subjected to a variety of attacks over the network, including attackers remotely filling logs. -.It Fl p -Specify the pathname of an alternate log socket; +.It Fl p Ar log_socket +Specify the pathname of an alternate log socket to be used instead; the default is .Pa /dev/log . +.It Fl a Pa path +Specify a location where +.Nm syslogd +should place an additional log socket. +Up to about 20 additional logging sockets can be specified. +The primary use for this is to place additional log sockets in +.Pa /dev/log +of various chroot filespaces. .El .Pp .Nm Syslogd |