$myhostname

Returns the local host name as rsyslog knows it.

This property belongs to the System Properties group.

Name:

$myhostname

Category:

System Properties

Type:

string

Description

The name of the current host as it knows itself (probably useful for filtering in a generic way).

Usage

template(name="example" type="list") {
    property(name="$myhostname")
}

See also

See rsyslog Properties for the category overview.

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