UsePidFromSystem¶

Use _PID instead of SYSLOG_PID as the process identifier.

This parameter applies to imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

Name:: UsePidFromSystem
Scope:: module
Type:: boolean
Default:: module=off
Required?:: no
Introduced:: at least 8.x, possibly earlier

Description¶

Retrieves the trusted _PID field from the journal instead of SYSLOG_PID. This option overrides UsePid and is deprecated; use UsePid="system" for equivalent behavior.

Module usage¶

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

Notes¶

Legacy documentation referred to this as a binary option.
Deprecated; prefer UsePid.

See also¶

See also imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

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