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.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT | .\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT | ||||
.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY | .\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY | ||||
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF | .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF | ||||
.\" SUCH DAMAGE. | .\" SUCH DAMAGE. | ||||
.\" | .\" | ||||
.\" @(#)syslogd.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 | .\" @(#)syslogd.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 | ||||
.\" $FreeBSD$ | .\" $FreeBSD$ | ||||
.\" | .\" | ||||
.Dd July 2, 2018 | .Dd December 2, 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 FILES | .Sh FILES | ||||
yuripv: Should not these be documented in rc.conf(5) instead? As it is, rc variables are not related… | |||||
.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 rc.conf 5 | |||||
.Xr services 5 , | .Xr services 5 , | ||||
.Xr syslog.conf 5 , | .Xr syslog.conf 5 , | ||||
.Xr newsyslog 8 | .Xr newsyslog 8 | ||||
Done Inline ActionsSame 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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Should not these be documented in rc.conf(5) instead? As it is, rc variables are not related to syslogd daemon.