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diff --git a/man/systemd-journald.service.xml b/man/systemd-journald.service.xml index 1f1a7f1ca2..fa6e97edf0 100644 --- a/man/systemd-journald.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd-journald.service.xml @@ -63,13 +63,31 @@ <para><filename>systemd-journald</filename> is a system service that collects and stores logging data. It creates and maintains structured, indexed journals - based on logging information that is received from the - kernel, from user processes via the libc - <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> - call, from standard input and standard error of system - services or via its native API. It will implicitly - collect numerous metadata fields for each log - messages in a secure and unfakeable way. See + based on logging information that is received from a + variety of sources:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Kernel log messages, via kmsg</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Simple system log messages, via the + libc <citerefentry + project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> + call</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Structured system log messages via the + native Journal API, see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_print</refentrytitle><manvolnum>4</manvolnum></citerefentry></para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Standard output and + standard error of system + services</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Audit records, via the audit subsystem</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>The daemon will implicitly collect numerous + metadata fields for each log messages in a secure and + unfakeable way. See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for more information about the collected metadata. </para> @@ -89,8 +107,7 @@ the data.</para> <para><filename>systemd-journald</filename> will - forward all received log messages to the <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> - <constant>SOCK_DGRAM</constant> socket + forward all received log messages to the <constant>AF_UNIX</constant>/<constant>SOCK_DGRAM</constant> socket <filename>/run/systemd/journal/syslog</filename>, if it exists, which may be used by Unix syslog daemons to process the data further.</para> @@ -250,6 +267,7 @@ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-journal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-coredump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>setfacl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_journal_print</refentrytitle><manvolnum>4</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <command>pydoc systemd.journal</command>. </para> </refsect1> |