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authorZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>2012-11-01 23:08:03 +0100
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+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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+
+<refentry id="systemd-journal-remote">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-journal-remote</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Zbigniew</firstname>
+ <surname>Jędrzejewski-Szmek</surname>
+ <email>zbyszek@in.waw.pl</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-journal-remote</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-journal-remote</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Stream journal messages over the network</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>systemd-journal-remote</command>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat">-o/--output=DIR|FILE</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">SOURCES</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <filename>systemd-journal-remote</filename> is a command to
+ receive serialized journal events and store them to the journal.
+ Input streams must be in the
+ <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/export">
+ Journal Export Format
+ </ulink>,
+ i.e. like the output from
+ <command>journalctl --output=export</command>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Sources</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Sources can be either "active"
+ (<command>systemd-journal-remote</command> requests and pulls
+ the data), or "passive"
+ (<command>systemd-journal-remote</command> waits for a
+ connection and than receives events pushed by the other side).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>systemd-journal-remote</command> can read more than one
+ event stream at a time. They will be interleaved in the output
+ file. In case of "active" connections, each "source" is one
+ stream, and in case of "passive" connections each connection can
+ result in a separate stream. Sockets can be configured in
+ "accept" mode (i.e. only one connection), or "listen" mode (i.e.
+ multiple connections, each resulting in a stream).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ When there are no more connections, and no more can be created
+ (there are no listening sockets), then
+ <command>systemd-journal-remote</command> will exit.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Active sources can be specified in the following
+ ways:</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <listitem><para>When <option>-</option> is given as a
+ positional argument, events will be read from standard input.
+ Other positional arguments will be treated as filenames
+ to open and read from.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--url=<replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>With the
+ <option>--url=<replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option> option,
+ events will be retrieved using HTTP from
+ <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable>. This URL should refer to the
+ root of a remote
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journal-gatewayd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ instance (e.g. <ulink>http://some.host:19531/</ulink> or
+ <ulink>https://some.host:19531/</ulink>).</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ <para>Passive sources can be specified in the following
+ ways:</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--listen-raw=<replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para><option>ADDRESS</option> must be an address
+ suitable for <option>ListenStream=</option> (c.f.
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>).
+ <command>systemd-journal-remote</command> will listen on this
+ socket for connections. Each connection is expected to be a
+ stream of journal events.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>$LISTEN_FDS</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para><command>systemd-journal-remote</command>
+ supports the
+ <varname>$LISTEN_FDS</varname>/<varname>$LISTEN_PID</varname>
+ protocol. Open sockets inherited through socket
+ activation behave like those opened with
+ <option>--listen-raw=</option> described above.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Sinks</title>
+
+ <para>The location of the output journal can be specified
+ with <option>-o</option> or <option>--output=</option>.
+ </para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--output=<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Will write to this journal. The filename must
+ end with <filename>.journal</filename>. The file will be
+ created if it does not exist. When necessary (journal file
+ full, or corrupted) the file will be renamed following normal
+ journald rules and a new journal file will be created in it's
+ stead. </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--output=<replaceable>DIR</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Will create journal files underneath directory
+ <replaceable>DIR</replaceable>. The directory must exist. When
+ necessary (journal files over size, or corrupted) journal
+ files will be rotated following normal journald rules. Names
+ of files underneath <replaceable>DIR</replaceable> will be
+ generated using the rules described below.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ <para>If <option>--output=</option> is not used, output directory
+ <filename>/var/log/journal/<replaceable>machine-id</replaceable>/</filename>
+ will be used, where <replaceable>machine-id</replaceable> is the
+ identifier of the current system (see
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>).
+ In case the output file is not specified, journal files will be
+ created underneath the selected directory. Files will be called
+ <filename>remote-<replaceable>variable</replaceable>.journal</filename>,
+ where the <replaceable>variable</replaceable> part is generated
+ based on what passive and active sources are specified. It is
+ recommended to give a full output filename.</para>
+
+ <para>In case of "active" sources, if the hostname is known it
+ will be used in the <replaceable>variable</replaceable> part.
+ Otherwise, local address and port number will be used, or
+ <literal>stdin</literal> for events passed over standard
+ input, and <literal>multiple</literal> if more than one source
+ is specified.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Options</title>
+
+ <para>The following options are understood:</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--help</option></term>
+ <term><option>-h</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Print a short help
+ text and exit.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--version</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Print a short version
+ string and exit.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--compress</option></term>
+ <term><option>--no-compress</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Compress or not, respectively, the data in the
+ journal using XZ.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--seal</option></term>
+ <term><option>--no-seal</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Periodically sign or not, respectively, the
+ data in the journal using Forward Secure Sealing.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--getter=<replaceable>PROG --option1 --option2</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Program to invoke to retrieve data. Journal
+ event stream must be generated on standard output.</para>
+
+ <para>Examples:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>--getter='curl "-HAccept: application/vnd.fdo.journal" https://some.host:19531/'</programlisting>
+
+ <programlisting>--getter='wget --header="Accept: application/vnd.fdo.journal" -O- https://some.host:19531/'</programlisting>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+ <para>Copy local journal events to a different journal directory:
+ <programlisting>
+journalctl -o export | systemd-journal-remote -o /tmp/dir -
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Retrieve events from a remote
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journal-gatewayd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ instance and store them in
+ <filename>/var/log/journal/some.host/remote-some~host.journal</filename>:
+ <programlisting>
+systemd-journal-remote --url http://some.host:19531/
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journal-gatewayd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>