Namespace

Reads entries from a specific systemd journal namespace.

This parameter applies to imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

Name:

Namespace

Scope:

module

Type:

string (see Rsyslog Parameter String Constants)

Default:

module=unset

Required?:

no

Introduced:

8.2608.0

Description

When set, imjournal opens the named systemd journal namespace instead of the default system journal namespace. This is useful with services that use systemd’s LogNamespace= setting and should be processed by a dedicated imjournal configuration.

Namespace uses the systemd sd_journal_open_namespace() API. If rsyslog is built against a libsystemd version that does not provide that API, the configuration fails with an explicit error.

This option is mutually exclusive with Remote.

Module usage

module(load="imjournal" Namespace="my-service")

See also

See also imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

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