Port¶

Selects the TCP port on which to listen.

This parameter applies to imptcp: Plain TCP Syslog.

Name:: Port
Scope:: input
Type:: string
Default:: input=none
Required?:: no
Introduced:: at least 5.x, possibly earlier

Description¶

Select a port to listen on. It is an error to specify both path and port.

Input usage¶

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

Legacy names (for reference)¶

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

$InputPTCPServerRun — maps to Port (status: legacy)

See also¶

See also imptcp: Plain TCP Syslog.

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