template

Specifies the rsyslog template used to render the message content.

This parameter applies to omawslogshlc: Amazon CloudWatch Logs HLC Output Module.

Name:

template

Scope:

action

Type:

word

Default:

RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat

Required?:

no

Introduced:

Not specified

Description

template controls how each syslog message is rendered before being placed into the HLC JSON event’s event field. The default RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat produces the traditional syslog one-line format.

Action usage

action(type="omawslogshlc" template="MyCustomTemplate" ...)

See also

See also omawslogshlc: Amazon CloudWatch Logs HLC Output Module.

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