Syslog
- Description
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An IT standard for logging messages widely used by Linux/Unix operating systems and network devices such as routers and switches. It is used for logging status events and reporting incidents that aid in system monitoring and troubleshooting. Syslog’s roots date back to the 1980s, and several iterations have followed, including BSD syslog (RFC 3164) and IETF syslog (RFC 5424).
Syslog remains one of the most widely used log formats today. NXLog Agent fully supports syslog and can parse and generate syslog messages with the Syslog extension.
- Also known as
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syslog format, syslog log, syslog message, syslog protocol
- See also