FileCreateMode

Sets access permissions for the Unix-domain socket.

This parameter applies to imptcp: Plain TCP Syslog.

Name:

FileCreateMode

Scope:

input

Type:

octalNumber

Default:

input=0644

Required?:

no

Introduced:

at least 5.x, possibly earlier

Description

Set the access permissions for the domain socket. The value given must always be a 4-digit octal number, with the initial digit being zero. Please note that the actual permission depend on rsyslogd’s process umask. If in doubt, use “$umask 0000” right at the beginning of the configuration file to remove any restrictions.

Input usage

input(type="imptcp" fileCreateMode="...")

See also

See also imptcp: Plain TCP Syslog.

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