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Schemas for the syslog Superservice

DLF Schema for Syslog superservice

Schema ID: syslog

Timestamp Field: timestamp

This is a DLF schema that can be used to represent most messages logged through syslog-like daemon.

Fields in the Schema

timestamp

Type: timestamp

Defaults: 0

The timestamp of the logged event.

hostname

Type: hostname

Defaults: localhost

The hostname or ip address from which the message was received.

process

Type: string

Defaults: -

The "process" that logged the event.

pid

Type: int

Defaults: 0

The PID of the originating process that was included in the message.

facility

Type: string

Defaults: -

The syslog facility (kern, mail, local7, etc.) to which the message was logged. This information isn't present in all syslog file formats.

level

Type: string

Defaults: -

The syslog level (emerg, notice, debug, etc.) to which the message was logged. This information isn't present in all syslog file formats.

message

Type: string

Defaults: -

The logged event message (after the process and pid parts are removed).