nixpkgs/modules/services/logging/syslogd.nix
Eelco Dolstra 8b30a8f23f * In the VM tests, add "-m 0" to syslogd to kill the "-- MARK --"
messages.  These prevent hanging tests from being killed after 1
  hour of silence.

svn path=/nixos/trunk/; revision=28393
2011-08-08 14:40:16 +00:00

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{ config, pkgs, ... }:
with pkgs.lib;
let
cfg = config.services.syslogd;
syslogConf = pkgs.writeText "syslog.conf" ''
${if (cfg.tty != "") then "kern.warning;*.err;authpriv.none /dev/${cfg.tty}" else ""}
${cfg.defaultConfig}
${cfg.extraConfig}
'';
defaultConf = ''
# Send emergency messages to all users.
*.emerg *
# "local1" is used for dhcpd messages.
local1.* -/var/log/dhcpd
mail.* -/var/log/mail
*.=warning;*.=err -/var/log/warn
*.crit /var/log/warn
*.*;mail.none;local1.none -/var/log/messages
'';
in
{
###### interface
options = {
services.syslogd = {
tty = mkOption {
type = types.uniq types.string;
default = "tty10";
description = ''
The tty device on which syslogd will print important log
messages. Leave this option blank to disable tty logging.
'';
};
defaultConfig = mkOption {
type = types.string;
default = defaultConf;
description = ''
The default <filename>syslog.conf</filename> file configures a
fairly standard setup of log files, which can be extended by
means of <varname>extraConfig</varname>.
'';
};
enableNetworkInput = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = ''
Accept logging through UDP. Option -r of syslogd(8).
'';
};
extraConfig = mkOption {
type = types.string;
default = "";
example = "news.* -/var/log/news";
description = ''
Additional text appended to <filename>syslog.conf</filename>,
i.e. the contents of <varname>defaultConfig</varname>.
'';
};
extraParams = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.string;
default = [ ];
example = [ "-m 0" ];
description = ''
Additional parameters passed to <command>syslogd</command>.
'';
};
};
};
###### implementation
config = {
services.syslogd.extraParams = optional cfg.enableNetworkInput "-r";
jobs.syslogd =
{ description = "Syslog daemon";
startOn = "started udev";
environment = { TZ = config.time.timeZone; };
daemonType = "fork";
exec = "${pkgs.sysklogd}/sbin/syslogd ${toString cfg.extraParams} -f ${syslogConf}";
};
};
}