containerrulebase

Specifies the rulebase file used to parse CONTAINER_NAME values.

This parameter applies to Kubernetes Metadata Module (mmkubernetes).

Name:

containerrulebase

Scope:

action

Type:

word

Default:

/etc/rsyslog.d/k8s_container_name.rulebase

Required?:

no

Introduced:

at least 8.x, possibly earlier

Description

When processing journald logs, this is the rulebase used to match the CONTAINER_NAME property value and extract metadata. For the actual rules, see containerrules.

Action usage

action(type="mmkubernetes" containerRuleBase="/etc/rsyslog.d/k8s_container_name.rulebase")

See also

See also Kubernetes Metadata Module (mmkubernetes).

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