fileOwner¶

Set the file owner for files newly created.

This parameter applies to omfile: File Output Module.

Name:: fileOwner
Scope:: module, action
Type:: uid
Default:: module=process user; action=system default
Required?:: no
Introduced:: at least 5.x, possibly earlier

Description¶

Set the file owner for files newly created. Please note that this setting does not affect the owner of files already existing. The parameter is a user name, for which the userid is obtained by rsyslogd during startup processing. Interim changes to the user mapping are not detected.

When set on the module, the value becomes the default for actions.

Module usage¶

module(load="builtin:omfile" fileOwner="...")

Action usage¶

action(type="omfile" fileOwner="...")

Legacy names (for reference)¶

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

$FileOwner — maps to fileOwner (status: legacy)

See also¶

See also omfile: File Output Module.

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