omusrmsg: notify users¶
| Module Name: | omusrmsg |
| Author: | Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com> |
Purpose¶
This module permits to send log messages to the user terminal. This is a built-in module so it doesn’t need to be loaded.
Configuration Parameters¶
Note
Parameter names are case-insensitive.
Action Parameters¶
Users¶
| type | default | mandatory | obsolete legacy directive |
|---|---|---|---|
| string | none | yes | none |
The name of the users to send data to.
Template¶
| type | default | mandatory | obsolete legacy directive |
|---|---|---|---|
| word | WallFmt/StdUsrMsgFmt | no | none |
Template to user for the message. Default is WallFmt when parameter users is “*” and StdUsrMsgFmt otherwise.
Examples¶
Write emergency messages to all users¶
The following command writes emergency messages to all users
action(type="omusrmsg" users="*")
See also
Help with configuring/using Rsyslog:
- Mailing list - best route for general questions
- GitHub: rsyslog source project - detailed questions, reporting issues
that are believed to be bugs with
Rsyslog - Stack Exchange (View, Ask) - experimental support from rsyslog community
See also
Contributing to Rsyslog:
- Source project: rsyslog project README.
- Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README
Copyright 2008-2020 Rainer Gerhards (Großrinderfeld), and Others.