systemd/units/syslog.socket

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# See systemd.special(7) for details

[Unit]
Description=Syslog Socket
DefaultDependencies=no
Before=sockets.target syslog.target

# Pull in syslog.target to tell people that /dev/log is now accessible
Wants=syslog.target

[Socket]
ListenDatagram=/dev/log
SocketMode=0666

# The service we activate on incoming traffic is
# systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service. That doesn't mean however, that this
# is the main syslog daemon in the system. Another syslog
# implementation (which might be started via on-boot or another
# non-socket activation) can take over possession of the socket and
# terminate systemd-kmsg-syslogd. It could also simply replace the
# socket in the file system, and leave systemd-kmsg-syslogd untouched.

Service=systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service
syslog: enable kmsg bridge by default and enable syslogging for early boot services 2010-10-20 19:48:01 +04:00			`# This file is part of systemd.`
			`#`
			`# systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it`
			`# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by`
			`# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or`
			`# (at your option) any later version.`

			`# See systemd.special(7) for details`

			`[Unit]`
			`Description=Syslog Socket`
			`DefaultDependencies=no`
units: order syslog.target after syslog.socket 2010-10-20 20:02:22 +04:00			`Before=sockets.target syslog.target`
syslog: enable kmsg bridge by default and enable syslogging for early boot services 2010-10-20 19:48:01 +04:00
units: pull in syslog.target from syslog.socket 2011-03-18 07:17:02 +03:00			`# Pull in syslog.target to tell people that /dev/log is now accessible`
			`Wants=syslog.target`

syslog: enable kmsg bridge by default and enable syslogging for early boot services 2010-10-20 19:48:01 +04:00			`[Socket]`
			`ListenDatagram=/dev/log`
			`SocketMode=0666`

			`# The service we activate on incoming traffic is`
			`# systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service. That doesn't mean however, that this`
			`# is the main syslog daemon in the system. Another syslog`
			`# implementation (which might be started via on-boot or another`
			`# non-socket activation) can take over possession of the socket and`
			`# terminate systemd-kmsg-syslogd. It could also simply replace the`
			`# socket in the file system, and leave systemd-kmsg-syslogd untouched.`

			`Service=systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service`