UsePid¶

Selects which journal PID field to use: syslog, system, or both.

This parameter applies to imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

Name:: UsePid
Scope:: module
Type:: string (see Rsyslog Parameter String Constants)
Default:: module=both
Required?:: no
Introduced:: at least 8.x, possibly earlier

Description¶

Determines the journal field that supplies the process identifier.

syslog: Use SYSLOG_PID.
system: Use _PID.
both: Try SYSLOG_PID first and fall back to _PID. If neither is available, the message is parsed without a PID.

Module usage¶

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

Notes¶

Case-insensitive values are accepted.

See also¶

See also imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

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