socket¶

XML section name

<socket>
</socket>

Configuration options for defining output sockets.

Options¶

Name of the socket. This is a required field.

Default value	n/a
Allowed values	Any name is allowed except agent

Path of the socket. This is a required field.

Default value	n/a
Allowed values	Any path is allowed.

UNIX socket communication protocol.

Default value	udp
Allowed values	tcp, udp

The prefix is placed before the message.

Default value	n/a
Allowed values	Any string

<socket>
  <name>custom_socket</name>
  <location>/var/run/custom.sock</location>
  <mode>tcp</mode>
  <prefix>custom_syslog: </prefix>
</socket>