KeepAlive.Probes

Sets the number of unacknowledged keepalive probes before the connection is considered dead.

This parameter applies to imptcp: Plain TCP Syslog.

Name:

KeepAlive.Probes

Scope:

input

Type:

integer

Default:

input=0

Required?:

no

Introduced:

at least 5.x, possibly earlier

Description

The number of unacknowledged probes to send before considering the connection dead and notifying the application layer. The default, 0, means that the operating system defaults are used. This has only effect if keep-alive is enabled. The functionality may not be available on all platforms.

Input usage

input(type="imptcp" keepAlive.probes="...")

Legacy names (for reference)

Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs.

• $InputPTCPServerKeepAlive_probes — maps to KeepAlive.Probes (status: legacy)

See also

See also imptcp: Plain TCP Syslog.

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