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Kernel Log Input Module

Module Name:    imklog

Author: Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com>

Description:

Reads messages from the kernel log and submits them to the syslog engine.

Configuration Directives:

Caveats/Known Bugs:

This is obviously platform specific and requires platform drivers. Currently, imklog functionality is available on Linux and BSD.

Sample:

The following sample pulls messages from the kernel log. All parameters are left by default, which is usually a good idea. Please note that loading the plugin is sufficient to activate it. No directive is needed to start pulling kernel messages.

[rsyslog.conf overview] [manual index] [rsyslog site]

This documentation is part of the rsyslog project.
Copyright © 2008 by Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon. Released under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.