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diff --git a/misc-utils/logger.1 b/misc-utils/logger.1 index 46ddbcf60..a855cdf1d 100644 --- a/misc-utils/logger.1 +++ b/misc-utils/logger.1 @@ -160,6 +160,23 @@ Write to the specified .I socket instead of to the builtin syslog routines. .TP +.BR \-\-socket\-errors [ =\fImode ] +Print errors about Unix socket connections. The \fImode\fR can be a value of +\fBoff\fR, \fBon\fR, or \fBauto\fR. When the mode is auto logger will detect +if the init process is systemd, and if so assumption is made /dev/log can be +used early at boot. Other init systems lack of /dev/log will not cause errors +that is identical with messaging using +.BR openlog (3) +system call. The +.BR logger (1) +before version 2.26 used openlog, and hence was inable to detected loss of +messages sent to Unix sockets. +.IP +The default mode is \fBauto\fR. When errors are not enabled lost messages are +not communicated and will result to successful return value of +.BR logger (1) +invocation. +.TP .B \-\- End the argument list. This allows the \fImessage\fR to start with a hyphen (\-). |