Syslogd

`services.syslogd.defaultConfig`

The default {file}syslog.conf file configures a fairly standard setup of log files, which can be extended by means of {var}extraConfig.

Type: strings concatenated with "\n"

`#!nix '' # Send emergency messages to all users. *.emerg *

# "local1" is used for dhcpd messages. local1.* -/var/log/dhcpd

mail.* -/var/log/mail

.=warning;.=err -/var/log/warn *.crit /var/log/warn

.;mail.none;local1.none -/var/log/messages ''`

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix

Whether to enable syslogd. Note that systemd also logs syslog messages, so you normally don't need to run syslogd.

Type: boolean

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix

Accept logging through UDP. Option -r of syslogd(8).

Type: boolean

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix

Additional text appended to {file}syslog.conf, i.e. the contents of {var}defaultConfig.

Type: strings concatenated with "\n"

""

"news.* -/var/log/news"

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix

Additional parameters passed to {command}syslogd.

Type: list of string

[ ]

["-m 0"]

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix

The tty device on which syslogd will print important log messages. Leave this option blank to disable tty logging.

Type: string

"tty10"

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix