Syslog
Sign in to saveIn computing, syslog () is a standard for message logging. It allows separation of the software that generates messages, the system that stores them, and the software that reports and analyzes them. Each message is labeled with a facility code, indicating the type of system generating the message, and is assigned a severity level.
Key facts
- Software.name
- Syslog
- Software.author
- Eric Allman
- Software.released
- 1980s
- Software.operating system
- Unix-like
- Software.genre
- System logging
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- computer network protocol
- Official website
- datatracker.ietf.org/wg/syslog/about
- Has use
- log management
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- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/syslog
- used by
- syslogd
- port
- 514
- media type
- text/syslog
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