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diff --git a/system/socklog/README b/system/socklog/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..808c505ff37dc --- /dev/null +++ b/system/socklog/README @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +socklog, in cooperation with the runit package, is a small and secure replacement for syslogd. + +It can receive syslog messages from a unix domain socket ("/dev/log") and +write them to various files on disk depending on facility and priority. + +It can receive messages from a udp socket ("0.0.0.0:514") and write them to +disk, or forward the messages to another udp socket ("a.b.c.d:514"). + +svlogd has a built in log file rotation based on file size, +so there is no need for any cron jobs or similar to rotate the logs. + +Check README.Slackware on how to use it after installation. |