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RSYSLOGD(8) Linux System Administration RSYSLOGD(8) NAME rfc3195d - RFC 3195 listener SYNOPSIS rfc3195d [ -d ] [ -p socket ] [ -r port ] [ -v ] DESCRIPTION Rfc3195d is a utility for receiving syslog messages via RFC 3195. Both RAW and COOKED profiles are supported (but COOKED only without relay- specific PATH elements). rfc3195d accepts messages via RFC 3195 and forwards them to the local domain socket specified in the -p option (/dev/log3195 by default). There, the messages can be picked up by the system syslogd. While rfc3195d can work with any syslogd, we highly recommend using rsyslogd, because it has special handling for the mes- sages forwarded by rfc3195d. To enable message reception in rsyslogd, use the "-a :/dev/log3195" command line option (the colon in front of the socket name tells rsyslogd that the messages contain hostnames - this is vital to get the right sender name into your logs). Rfc3195d currently has very limited functionality. Most importantly, it does not allow to limit the senders it receives messages from. Docu- mentation is also very sparse. The situation should improve over time as the rsyslog project is continously being enhanced. OPTIONS -p socket The socket the received messages are to be sent to. If not spec- ified, /dev/log3195 is used. -r port The listen port to use. If not specified, IANA-assigned port 601 is used. -d Turns on debug mode. In it, rfc3195d spits out diagnostic information to stdout. -v Print version and exit. SIGNALS Rfc3195d reacts to a set of signals. SIGTERM Rfc3195d terminates. SIGUSR1 Rfc3195d terminates. SEE ALSO rsyslog.conf(5), rsyslogd(8) MORE INFORMATION Is available on the project home page at <a href="http://www.rsyslog.com" title="http://www.rsyslog.com">http://www.rsyslog.com</a> COLLABORATORS Rfc3195d uses liblogging (<a href="http://www.liblogging.org" title="http://www.liblogging.org">http://www.liblogging.org</a>) for RFC 3195 pro- tocol handling. Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com> Version 1.14.2 (devel) 03 July 2007 RSYSLOGD(8)