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# Pipe Output Module

Module Name: omfwd

Author: Rainer Gerhards <rgergards@adiscon.com>

Description:

The ompipe plug-in provides the core functionality for logging output to named pipes (fifos). It is a built-in module that does not need to be loaded.

Global Configuration Directives:

- Template [templateName]
  sets a new default template for file actions.

Action specific Configuration Directives:

- Pipe string
  A fifo or named pipe can be used as a destination for log messages.

Caveats/Known Bugs:

- None.

Sample:

The following command sends all syslog messages to a remote server via TCP port 10514.

Module (path="builtin:ompipe") *.* action(type="ompipe" Pipe="NameofPipe" )

Legacy Configuration Directives:

rsyslog has support for logging output to named pipes (fifos). A fifo or named pipe can be used as a destination for log messages by prepending a pipe symbol ("|'') to the name of the file. This is handy for debugging. Note that the fifo must be created with the mkfifo(1) command before rsyslogd is started.

Legacy Sample:

The following command sends all syslog messages to a remote server via TCP port 10514.

$ModLoad ompipe *.* |/var/log/pipe

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This documentation is part of the rsyslog project.
Copyright © 2008 by Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon. Released under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.