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.TH RSYSLOG.CONF 5 "04 October 2006" "Version 1.12.3" "Linux System Administration"
.SH NAME
rsyslog.conf \- rsyslogd(8) configuration file
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I rsyslog.conf
file is the main configuration file for the
.BR rsyslogd (8)
which logs system messages on *nix systems.  This file specifies rules
for logging.  For special features see the
.BR rsyslogd (8)
manpage.

While rsyslogd contains enhancements over standard syslogd, efforts
have been made to keep the configuration file as compatible as
possible. While, for obvious reasons, enhanced features require
a different config file syntax, rsyslogd should be able to work with
a standard syslog.conf file. This is especially useful while you
are migrating from syslogd to rsyslogd.

This man page is now a stub. Full documentation can be found in
the doc folder of the rsyslog distribution. If in doubt, you
can also view it online at

    http://www.rsyslog.com/doc

.SH FILES
.PD 0
.TP
.I /etc/rsyslog.conf
Configuration file for
.B rsyslogd

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR syslogd (8),
.BR logger (1),
.BR syslog (3)

.SH AUTHORS
The
.B rsyslogd
is taken from sysklogd sources, which have been heavily modified
by Rainer Gerhards (rgerhards@adiscon.com) and others.