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diff --git a/tools/rsyslogd.8 b/tools/rsyslogd.8 index 91f2016e..947102de 100644 --- a/tools/rsyslogd.8 +++ b/tools/rsyslogd.8 @@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ rsyslogd \- reliable and extended syslogd .I hostlist ] .RB [ " \-n " ] +.RB [ " \-N " +.I level +] .br .RB [ " \-q " ] .RB [ " \-Q " ] @@ -166,6 +169,19 @@ 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 |