MaxLinesPerMinute

Limits how many lines per minute are enqueued as messages; excess lines are discarded.

This parameter applies to imfile: Text File Input Module.

Name:

MaxLinesPerMinute

Scope:

input

Type:

integer

Default:

0

Required?:

no

Introduced:

at least 8.x, possibly earlier

Description

Instructs rsyslog to enqueue up to the specified maximum number of lines as messages per minute. Lines above this value are discarded. The default 0 means no lines are discarded.

Input usage

input(type="imfile" MaxLinesPerMinute="0")

See also

See also imfile: Text File Input Module.

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