Rsyslog is an enhanced multi-threaded syslogd.Among other features, it offers support foron-demand disk buffering, reliable syslog overTCP, writing to databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL,Oracle, and many more), fully configurable outputformats (including high-precision timestamps), theability to filter on any part of the syslogmessage, on-the-wire message compression, and theability to convert text files to syslog. It is adrop-in replacement for stock syslogd and able towork with the same configuration file syntax.License: GNU General Public License (GPL)Changes:
This is mostly a bugfix and cleanup release. Some changed defaults make it easier to use advanced features. For example, high-precision timestamps are now enabled by default when writing log files. "Last message repeated n times" processing, a typical trouble spot, is turned off by default. The documentation has been improved and the v2-backward compatibility layer has been completed. This version is a candidate to become the next stable release.

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