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Diffstat (limited to 'syslogd/syslog.conf.5')
| -rw-r--r-- | syslogd/syslog.conf.5 | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 b/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 index 93ce68b36..edb970ce1 100644 --- a/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 +++ b/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 @@ -52,12 +52,17 @@ line applies, and an .Em action field which specifies the action to be taken if a message .Xr syslogd -received matches the selection criteria. +received matches the selection criteria. There may not be +.Em any +spaces in the action field. The .Em selector field is separated from the .Em action -field by one or more tab characters. +field by one or more tab or space characters (this is a departure from the +standard BSD way of doing things: both tabs +.Em and +spaces may be used to separate the selector from the action). .Pp The .Em Selector |