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diff --git a/tools/rsyslogd.8 b/tools/rsyslogd.8 index fd7a5377..86c4bf66 100644 --- a/tools/rsyslogd.8 +++ b/tools/rsyslogd.8 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ .\" Copyright 2004-2008 Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon for the rsyslog modifications .\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License .\" -.TH RSYSLOGD 8 "11 July 2008" "Version 3.18.0" "Linux System Administration" +.TH RSYSLOGD 8 "29 July 2008" "Version 3.21.1" "Linux System Administration" .SH NAME rsyslogd \- reliable and extended syslogd .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -21,12 +21,18 @@ rsyslogd \- reliable and extended syslogd .I hostlist ] .RB [ " \-n " ] +.RB [ " \-N " +.I level +] .br .RB [ " \-q " ] .RB [ " \-Q " ] .RB [ " \-s " .I domainlist ] +.RB [ " \-u " +.I userlevel +] .RB [ " \-v " ] .RB [ " \-w " ] .RB [ " \-x " ] @@ -166,6 +172,19 @@ Avoid auto-backgrounding. This is needed especially if the is started and controlled by .BR init (8). .TP +.B "\-N " "level" +Do a coNfig check. Do NOT run in regular mode, just check configuration +file correctness. +This option is meant to verify a config file. To do so, run rsyslogd +interactively in foreground, specifying -f <config-file> and -N level. +The level argument modifies behaviour. Currently, 0 is the same as +not specifying the -N option at all (so this makes limited sense) and +1 actually activates the code. Later, higher levels will mean more +verbosity (this is a forward-compatibility option). +.B rsyslogd +is started and controlled by +.BR init (8). +.TP .BI "\-q " "add hostname if DNS fails during ACL processing" During ACL processing, hostnames are resolved to IP addreses for performance reasons. If DNS fails during that process, the hostname @@ -186,6 +205,18 @@ is specified and the host logging resolves to satu.infodrom.north.de no domain would be cut, you will have to specify two domains like: .BR "\-s north.de:infodrom.north.de" . .TP +.BI "\-u " "userlevel" +This is a "catch all" option for some very seldomly-used user settings. +The "userlevel" variable selects multiple things. Add the specific values +to get the combined effect of them. +A value of 1 prevents rsyslogd from parsing hostnames and tags inside +messages. +A value of 2 prevents rsyslogd from changing to the root directory. This +is almost never a good idea in production use. This option was introduced +in support of the internal testbed. +To combine these two features, use a userlevel of 3 (1+2). Whenever you use +an -u option, make sure you really understand what you do and why you do it. +.TP .B "\-v" Print version and exit. .TP |