Unlink

Unlinks a Unix-domain socket before listening and after closing.

This parameter applies to imptcp: Plain TCP Syslog.

Name:

Unlink

Scope:

input

Type:

boolean

Default:

input=off

Required?:

no

Introduced:

at least 5.x, possibly earlier

Description

If a unix domain socket is being used this controls whether or not the socket is unlinked before listening and after closing.

Input usage

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

See also

See also imptcp: Plain TCP Syslog.

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