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	.\" @(#)syslogd.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93			.\" @(#)syslogd.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
	.\" $FreeBSD$			.\" $FreeBSD$
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	.Dd July 2, 2018			.Dd November 29, 2020
	.Dt SYSLOGD 8			.Dt SYSLOGD 8
	.Os			.Os
	.Sh NAME			.Sh NAME
	.Nm syslogd			.Nm syslogd
	.Nd log systems messages			.Nd log systems messages
	.Sh SYNOPSIS			.Sh SYNOPSIS
	.Nm			.Nm
	.Op Fl 468ACcdFHkNnosTuv			.Op Fl 468ACcdFHkNnosTuv
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	.Nm .			.Nm .
	.Pp			.Pp
	The date and time are taken from the received message.			The date and time are taken from the received message.
	If the format of the timestamp field is incorrect,			If the format of the timestamp field is incorrect,
	time obtained from the local host is used instead.			time obtained from the local host is used instead.
	This can be overridden by the			This can be overridden by the
	.Fl T			.Fl T
	flag.			flag.
				.Sh RC.CONF VARIABLES
				yuripvUnsubmitted Done Inline Actions Should not these be documented in rc.conf(5) instead? As it is, rc variables are not related to syslogd daemon. yuripv: Should not these be documented in rc.conf(5) instead? As it is, rc variables are not related…
				The following variables affect the behavior of
				.Nm .
				They are defined in
				.Pa /etc/defaults/rc.conf
				and can be changed in
				.Pa /etc/rc.conf .
				.Bl -tag -width indent
				.It Va syslogd_enable
				.Pq Vt str
				If set to
				.Dq Li YES ,
				run the
				.Nm
				daemon at system boot time.
				If set to
				.Dq Li NO ,
				do not run a
				.Nm
				.It Va syslogd_program
				.Pq Vt str
				Path to syslogd.
				Defaults to
				.Dq Li /usr/sbin/syslogd ,
				but can be changed if you want a different one.
				.It Va syslogd_flags
				.Pq Vt str
				Flags to syslogd.
				Defaults to
				.Dq Li -s .
				.It Va altlog_proglist
				.Pq Vt list
				List of chrooted applications which will have a log socket placed in their
				.Pa var/run .
				.It Va altlog_jaillist
				.Pq Vt list
				List of jails which will have log sockets placed in their
				.Pa var/run .
				.El
	.Sh FILES			.Sh FILES
	.Bl -tag -width /var/run/syslog.pid -compact			.Bl -tag -width /var/run/syslog.pid -compact
	.It Pa /etc/syslog.conf			.It Pa /etc/syslog.conf
	configuration file			configuration file
	.It Pa /var/run/syslog.pid			.It Pa /var/run/syslog.pid
	default process ID file			default process ID file
	.It Pa /var/run/log			.It Pa /var/run/log
	name of the			name of the
	.Ux			.Ux
	domain datagram log socket			domain datagram log socket
	.It Pa /var/run/logpriv			.It Pa /var/run/logpriv
	.Ux			.Ux
	socket for privileged applications			socket for privileged applications
	.It Pa /dev/klog			.It Pa /dev/klog
	kernel log device			kernel log device
	.El			.El
	.Sh SEE ALSO			.Sh SEE ALSO
	.Xr logger 1 ,			.Xr logger 1 ,
	.Xr syslog 3 ,			.Xr syslog 3 ,
	.Xr services 5 ,			.Xr services 5 ,
	.Xr syslog.conf 5 ,			.Xr syslog.conf 5 ,
	.Xr newsyslog 8			.Xr newsyslog 8
				yuripvUnsubmitted Done Inline Actions Same sort note. yuripv: Same sort note.
	.Sh HISTORY			.Sh HISTORY
	The			The
	.Nm			.Nm
	utility appeared in			utility appeared in
	.Bx 4.3 .			.Bx 4.3 .
	.Pp			.Pp
	The			The
	.Fl a ,			.Fl a ,
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