ruleset

Binds this imfifo input instance to a specific ruleset.

This parameter applies to imfifo: Named Pipe Input Module.

Name:

ruleset

Scope:

input

Type:

string (see Rsyslog Parameter String Constants)

Default:

none

Required?:

no

Introduced:

8.2606.0

Description

Binds the input instance to a specific ruleset. If specified, messages read from this FIFO will be processed by the ruleset instead of the default ruleset.

Input usage

input(type="imfifo"
      file="/var/log/myfifo"
      tag="fifo-logs:"
      ruleset="my_custom_ruleset")

See also

See also imfifo: Named Pipe Input Module.

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