.TH SYSLOGD 8
.SH NAME
syslogd \- receive syslog information
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B syslogd
[
.B -x
.I netmntpt
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I syslogd
process gateways RFC-3164 udp syslog messages
from the given network stack to
.IR syslog (2)
using the logname
.BI syslog. facility\fR.
The default network stack is 
.L /net
but may be overridden with the
.B -x
flag.
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/syslogd.c
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR syslog (2).
.SH BUGS
.I Syslogd
is not recommended for monitoring
Plan 9 systems; use
.IR syslog (2),
.L /lib/rfc/rfc3164.
.PP
A hardcoded list of facilties is used and
the facility name 
.L sr
(Coraid SR units use this facility)
is used instead of
.L local0\fR.