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SYSLOGD(8)		System Administration Utilities		    SYSLOGD(8)

NAME
       syslogd - Syslog server

SYNOPSIS
       syslogd [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION
       Log system messages.

       -4, --ipv4
	      restrict to IPv4 transport (default)

       -6, --ipv6
	      restrict to IPv6 transport

       -a SOCKET
	      add unix socket to listen to (up to 19)

       -b, --bind=ADDR
	      bind listener to this address/name

       -d, --debug
	      print debug information (implies --no-detach)

       -D, --no-daemonize
	      Synonym for -n

       -f, --rcfile=FILE
	      override configuration file (default: /etc/syslog.conf)

       -h, --hop
	      forward messages from remote hosts

       --ipany
	      allow transport with IPv4 and IPv6

       -l HOSTLIST
	      log hosts in HOSTLIST by their hostname

       -m, --mark=INTVL
	      specify timestamp interval in logs (0 for no timestamps)

       -n, --no-detach
	      do not enter daemon mode

       --no-forward
	      do not forward any messages (overrides --hop)

       --no-klog
	      do not listen to kernel log device /dev/kmsg

       --no-unixaf
	      do not listen on unix domain sockets (overrides -a and -p)

       --pidfile=FILE
	      override pidfile (default: /var/run/syslog.pid)

       -p, --socket=FILE
	      override default unix domain socket /dev/log

       -r, --inet
	      receive remote messages via internet domain socket

       -s DOMAINLIST
	      list  of domains which should be stripped from the FQDN of hosts
	      before logging their name

       -S, --sync
	      force a file sync on every line

       -?, --help
	      give this help list

       --usage
	      give a short usage message

       -V, --version
	      print program version

       Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also	 mandatory  or
       optional for any corresponding short options.

AUTHOR
       Written by many authors.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2013  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free  to	change	and  redistribute  it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       logger(1)

       The  full  documentation for syslogd is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and syslogd programs are properly installed at  your	 site,
       the command

	      info syslogd

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU inetutils 1.9.1		 November 2013			    SYSLOGD(8)

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