reloadonhup¶

Controls whether mmdblookup reopens the MaxMind database after a HUP signal.

This parameter applies to MaxMind/GeoIP DB lookup (mmdblookup).

Name:: reloadonhup
Scope:: input
Type:: boolean
Default:: on
Required?:: no
Introduced:: 8.24.0

Description¶

When this setting is on, the action closes and reopens the configured MaxMind DB file whenever rsyslog receives a HUP signal. This lets updated GeoIP data become effective without restarting the daemon. Set it to off if you prefer to keep the currently loaded database until the action is restarted manually.

Input usage¶

action(type="mmdblookup"
       key="!clientip"
       mmdbFile="/etc/rsyslog.d/GeoLite2-City.mmdb"
       fields=["!continent!code", "!location"]
       reloadOnHup="off")

See also¶

See also MaxMind/GeoIP DB lookup (mmdblookup).

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