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authorHeiko Schlittermann (HS12-RIPE) <hs@schlittermann.de>2016-11-04 14:26:35 +0100
committerHeiko Schlittermann (HS12-RIPE) <hs@schlittermann.de>2016-11-04 14:26:35 +0100
commit2333e06f406b5d66068cef3e20ab223fc6650307 (patch)
treef0f133a8dfc8c2177fbbbdb43580d4f5089e8244 /doc/doc-docbook
parent0df394b5d5e6865094f601baf2a71f41d1d3ad95 (diff)
Add syslog_pid option.
This option suppresses the PID duplication to syslog. As syslog/systemd add the PID of the logging process automatically.
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@@ -13593,6 +13593,7 @@ listed in more than one group.
.row &%slow_lookup_log%& "control logging of slow DNS lookups"
.row &%syslog_duplication%& "controls duplicate log lines on syslog"
.row &%syslog_facility%& "set syslog &""facility""& field"
+.row &%syslog_pid%& "pid in syslog lines"
.row &%syslog_processname%& "set syslog &""ident""& field"
.row &%syslog_timestamp%& "timestamp syslog lines"
.row &%write_rejectlog%& "control use of message log"
@@ -16856,6 +16857,15 @@ If this option is unset, &"mail"& is used. See chapter &<<CHAPlog>>& for
details of Exim's logging.
+.option syslog_pid main boolean true
+.cindex "syslog" "pid"
+If &%syslog_pid%& is set false, the PID on Exim's log lines are
+omitted when these lines are sent to syslog. (Syslog normally prefixes
+the log lines with the PID of the logging process automatically.) You need
+to enable the &`+pid`& log selector item, if you want Exim to write it's PID
+into the logs.) See chapter &<<CHAPlog>>& for details of Exim's logging.
+
+
.option syslog_processname main string &`exim`&
.cindex "syslog" "process name; setting"