RetrieveNewLogsFromStart

Whether to read newly discovered container logs from start; default on.

This parameter applies to imdocker: Docker Input Module.

Name:

RetrieveNewLogsFromStart

Scope:

module

Type:

boolean

Default:

module=on

Required?:

no

Introduced:

8.41.0

Description

Specifies whether imdocker processes newly found container logs from the beginning. Containers that exist when imdocker starts are controlled by GetContainerLogOptions and its tail option.

Module usage

module(load="imdocker" RetrieveNewLogsFromStart="...")

Notes

• The original documentation described this as a binary option; it is a boolean parameter.

See also

See also imdocker: Docker Input Module.

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