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Format 

alert_syslog: <facility> <priority> <options>

Note:   As WIN32 does not run syslog servers locally by default, a hostname and port can be passed as options. The default host is 127.0.0.1. The default port is 514. 

output alert_syslog: [host=<hostname[:<port>],] <facility> <priority> <options>

Figure: Syslog Configuration Example
\begin{figure}\begin{verbatim}output alert_syslog: 10.1.1.1:514, <facility> <priority> <options>\end{verbatim} \par\end{figure}


Steven Sturges 2007-10-04
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