Device

Binds UDP socket to a specific network device or VRF.

This parameter applies to imudp: UDP Syslog Input Module.

Name:

Device

Scope:

input

Type:

string (see Rsyslog Parameter String Constants)

Default:

input=none

Required?:

no

Introduced:

at least 8.x, possibly earlier

Description

Bind socket to given device (e.g., eth0).

For Linux with VRF support, the Device option can be used to specify the VRF for the Address.

Examples:

module(load="imudp") # needs to be done just once
input(type="imudp" port="514" device="eth0")

Input usage

input(type="imudp" Device="...")

See also

See also imudp: UDP Syslog Input Module.

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