IgnorePreviousMessages¶

Starts reading only new journal entries when no state file exists.

This parameter applies to imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

Name:: IgnorePreviousMessages
Scope:: module
Type:: boolean
Default:: module=off
Required?:: no
Introduced:: at least 5.x, possibly earlier

Description¶

If enabled and no state file is present, messages already stored in the journal are skipped and only new entries are processed, preventing reprocessing of old logs.

Module usage¶

module(load="imjournal" IgnorePreviousMessages="...")

Notes¶

Historic documentation called this a binary option; it is boolean.

Legacy names (for reference)¶

$ImjournalIgnorePreviousMessages — maps to IgnorePreviousMessages (status: legacy)

See also¶

See also imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

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