Type: global configuration directive
Default: on
Description:
This directive instructs rsyslogd to replace control characters during reception of the message. The intent is to provide a way to stop non-printable messages from entering the syslog system as whole. If this option is turned on, all control-characters are converted to a 3-digit octal number and be prefixed with the $ControlCharacterEscapePrefix character (being '\' by default). For example, if the BEL character (ctrl-g) is included in the message, it would be converted to "\007". To be compatible to sysklogd, this option must be turned on.
Warning:
Sample:
$EscapeControlCharactersOnReceive on
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