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Diffstat (limited to 'rsyslogd.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | rsyslogd.8 | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -160,11 +160,15 @@ machine. When specified, no local log socket is opened at all. You can specify an alternative unix domain socket instead of .IR /dev/log "." .TP -.B "\-r" -This option will enable the facility to receive message from the -network using an internet domain socket with the syslog service (see -.BR services (5)). -The default is to not receive any messages from the network. +.B "\-r " "port" +Activates the syslog/udp listener service. The listener +will listen to the specified port. Please note that a +port must be specified in any case. This is different from +the stock sysklogd package. If you would like to use +the system's default port, specify 0 as the port number. That +will result in an /etc/services lookup for the actual port +number. If the "-r" option is not given, no syslog/udp listner +is available. .TP .BI "\-s " "domainlist" Specify a domainname that should be stripped off before |