From 67723e53b99d9049b73e2cffbc7208514b58a19d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Nilsson Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 17:47:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] syslogd.8: Clarify -r documentation and how it works with -b :PORT Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson --- man/syslogd.8 | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/syslogd.8 b/man/syslogd.8 index 7678860..0498652 100644 --- a/man/syslogd.8 +++ b/man/syslogd.8 @@ -179,15 +179,14 @@ The optional number of files kept include both gzipped files and the first rotated (not zipped) file. The default for this, when omitted, is 5. .It Fl r -This option enables the facility to receive message from the network -using an internet domain socket with the syslog service (see -.Xr services 5 ). -The default is to not receive any messages from the network. -.Pp -This option is introduced in version 1.3 of the -.Nm sysklogd -package. Please note that the default behavior is the opposite of how -older versions behave, so you might have to turn this on. +This option enables support for receiving syslog messages over the +network using an internet domain socket with the +.Ql syslog +(514/udp) service, see +.Xr services 5 . +The default is to not listen for incoming network connections. Use the +.Fl b +option to override the default listening port. .It Fl s NAME Specify domain name(s) to be stripped off before logging. Multiple domains may be specified using the colon (':') separator. Note, no