networkd: support vxlan parameters

[elogind.git] / man / journald.conf.xml

diff --git a/man/journald.conf.xml b/man/journald.conf.xml
index b06a23d80e39309f28b86bc3c1bf64ac3164f2c9..4edcc003c0dd94ceef3ec55840d149f811e615ea 100644 (file)
--- a/man/journald.conf.xml
+++ b/man/journald.conf.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
   along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 -->
 
   along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 -->
 

-<refentry id="journald.conf">
+<refentry id="journald.conf"
+          xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">

         <refentryinfo>
                 <title>journald.conf</title>
                 <productname>systemd</productname>
         <refentryinfo>
                 <title>journald.conf</title>
                 <productname>systemd</productname>


@@ -44,22 +45,29 @@
 
         <refnamediv>
                 <refname>journald.conf</refname>
 
         <refnamediv>
                 <refname>journald.conf</refname>

-                <refpurpose>Journal service configuration file</refpurpose>
+                <refname>journald.conf.d</refname>
+                <refpurpose>Journal service configuration files</refpurpose>

         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
                 <para><filename>/etc/systemd/journald.conf</filename></para>
         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
                 <para><filename>/etc/systemd/journald.conf</filename></para>

+                <para><filename>/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+                <para><filename>/run/systemd/journald.conf.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+                <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/journald.conf.d/*.conf</filename></para>

         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Description</title>
 
         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Description</title>
 

-                <para>This files configures various parameters of the
-                systemd journal service
+                <para>These files configure various parameters of the
+                systemd journal service,

                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
         </refsect1>
 
                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
         </refsect1>
 

+        <xi:include href="standard-conf.xml" xpointer="confd" />
+        <xi:include href="standard-conf.xml" xpointer="conf" />
+

         <refsect1>
                 <title>Options</title>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Options</title>
 


@@ -77,13 +85,13 @@
                                 <literal>persistent</literal>,
                                 <literal>auto</literal> and
                                 <literal>none</literal>. If
                                 <literal>persistent</literal>,
                                 <literal>auto</literal> and
                                 <literal>none</literal>. If

-                                <literal>volatile</literal> journal
+                                <literal>volatile</literal>, journal

                                 log data will be stored only in
                                 memory, i.e. below the
                                 <filename>/run/log/journal</filename>
                                 hierarchy (which is created if
                                 needed). If
                                 log data will be stored only in
                                 memory, i.e. below the
                                 <filename>/run/log/journal</filename>
                                 hierarchy (which is created if
                                 needed). If

-                                <literal>persistent</literal> data will
+                                <literal>persistent</literal>, data will

                                 be stored preferably on disk,
                                 i.e. below the
                                 <filename>/var/log/journal</filename>
                                 be stored preferably on disk,
                                 i.e. below the
                                 <filename>/var/log/journal</filename>


@@ -112,12 +120,11 @@
                                 <term><varname>Compress=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
                                 <term><varname>Compress=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean

-                                value. If enabled (the default) data
+                                value. If enabled (the default), data

                                 objects that shall be stored in the
                                 journal and are larger than a certain
                                 objects that shall be stored in the
                                 journal and are larger than a certain

-                                threshold are compressed with the XZ
-                                compression algorithm before they are
-                                written to the file
+                                threshold are compressed before they
+                                are written to the file

                                 system.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 system.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 


@@ -125,14 +132,20 @@
                                 <term><varname>Seal=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
                                 <term><varname>Seal=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean

-                                value. If enabled (the default) and a
+                                value. If enabled (the default), and a

                                 sealing key is available (as created
                                 by
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
                                 <option>--setup-keys</option>
                                 sealing key is available (as created
                                 by
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
                                 <option>--setup-keys</option>

-                                command), forward secure sealing (FSS) for
-                                all persistent journal files is
-                                enabled.</para></listitem>
+                                command), Forward Secure Sealing (FSS)
+                                for all persistent journal files is
+                                enabled. FSS is based on <ulink
+                                url="https://eprint.iacr.org/2013/397">Seekable
+                                Sequential Key Generators</ulink> by
+                                G. A. Marson and B. Poettering
+                                (doi:10.1007/978-3-642-40203-6_7)
+                                and may be used to protect journal files
+                                from unnoticed alteration.</para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>


@@ -140,29 +153,30 @@
 
                                 <listitem><para>Controls whether to
                                 split up journal files per user. One
 
                                 <listitem><para>Controls whether to
                                 split up journal files per user. One

-                                of <literal>login</literal>,
-                                <literal>uid</literal> and
-                                <literal>none</literal>. If
-                                <literal>login</literal> each logged
-                                in user will get his own journal
-                                files, but systemd user IDs will log
-                                into the system journal. If
-                                <literal>uid</literal> any user ID
-                                will get his own journal files
-                                regardless whether it belongs to a
-                                system service or refers to a real
-                                logged in user. If
-                                <literal>none</literal> journal files
-                                are not split up per-user and all
-                                messages are stored in the single
-                                system journal. Note that splitting
-                                up journal files per-user is only
-                                available of journals are stored
+                                of <literal>uid</literal>,
+                                <literal>login</literal> and
+                                <literal>none</literal>.  If
+                                <literal>uid</literal>, all users will
+                                get each their own journal files
+                                regardless of whether they possess a
+                                login session or not, however system
+                                users will log into the system
+                                journal. If <literal>login</literal>,
+                                actually logged-in users will get each
+                                their own journal files, but users
+                                without login session and system users
+                                will log into the system journal. If
+                                <literal>none</literal>, journal files
+                                are not split up by user and all
+                                messages are instead stored in the
+                                single system journal. Note that
+                                splitting up journal files by user is
+                                only available for journals stored

                                 persistently. If journals are stored
                                 persistently. If journals are stored

-                                on volatile storage (see above) only a
-                                single journal file for all user IDs
+                                on volatile storage (see above), only
+                                a single journal file for all user IDs

                                 is kept. Defaults to
                                 is kept. Defaults to

-                                <literal>login</literal>.</para></listitem>
+                                <literal>uid</literal>.</para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>


@@ -171,21 +185,21 @@
 
                                 <listitem><para>Configures the rate
                                 limiting that is applied to all
 
                                 <listitem><para>Configures the rate
                                 limiting that is applied to all

-                                messages generated on the system. If
+                                messages generated on the system. If,

                                 in the time interval defined by
                                 in the time interval defined by

-                                <varname>RateLimitInterval=</varname>
+                                <varname>RateLimitInterval=</varname>,

                                 more messages than specified in
                                 <varname>RateLimitBurst=</varname> are
                                 more messages than specified in
                                 <varname>RateLimitBurst=</varname> are

-                                logged by a service all further
+                                logged by a service, all further

                                 messages within the interval are
                                 messages within the interval are

-                                dropped, until the interval is over. A
+                                dropped until the interval is over. A

                                 message about the number of dropped
                                 messages is generated. This rate
                                 limiting is applied per-service, so
                                 that two services which log do not
                                 interfere with each other's
                                 message about the number of dropped
                                 messages is generated. This rate
                                 limiting is applied per-service, so
                                 that two services which log do not
                                 interfere with each other's

-                                limit. Defaults to 200 messages in
-                                10s. The time specification for
+                                limits. Defaults to 1000 messages in
+                                30s. The time specification for

                                 <varname>RateLimitInterval=</varname>
                                 may be specified in the following
                                 units: <literal>s</literal>,
                                 <varname>RateLimitInterval=</varname>
                                 may be specified in the following
                                 units: <literal>s</literal>,


@@ -201,11 +215,9 @@
                                 <term><varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>SystemKeepFree=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>SystemMaxFileSize=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>SystemKeepFree=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>SystemMaxFileSize=</varname></term>

-                                <term><varname>SystemMinFileSize=</varname></term>

                                 <term><varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>RuntimeKeepFree=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>RuntimeMaxFileSize=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>RuntimeKeepFree=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>RuntimeMaxFileSize=</varname></term>

-                                <term><varname>RuntimeMinFileSize=</varname></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Enforce size limits on
                                 the journal files stored. The options
 
                                 <listitem><para>Enforce size limits on
                                 the journal files stored. The options


@@ -223,34 +235,58 @@
                                 <filename>/run/log/journal</filename>. The
                                 former is used only when
                                 <filename>/var</filename> is mounted,
                                 <filename>/run/log/journal</filename>. The
                                 former is used only when
                                 <filename>/var</filename> is mounted,

-                                writable and the directory
+                                writable, and the directory

                                 <filename>/var/log/journal</filename>
                                 <filename>/var/log/journal</filename>

-                                exists. Otherwise only the latter
+                                exists. Otherwise, only the latter

                                 applies. Note that this means that
                                 during early boot and if the
                                 administrator disabled persistent
                                 applies. Note that this means that
                                 during early boot and if the
                                 administrator disabled persistent

-                                logging only the latter options apply,
+                                logging, only the latter options apply,

                                 while the former apply if persistent
                                 logging is enabled and the system is
                                 fully booted
                                 while the former apply if persistent
                                 logging is enabled and the system is
                                 fully booted

-                                up. <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname>
+                                up. <command>journalctl</command> and
+                                <command>systemd-journald</command>
+                                ignore all files with names not ending
+                                with <literal>.journal</literal> or
+                                <literal>.journal~</literal>, so only
+                                such files, located in the appropriate
+                                directories, are taken into account
+                                when calculating current disk usage.
+                                </para>
+
+                                <para><varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname>

                                 and <varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname>
                                 control how much disk space the
                                 and <varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname>
                                 control how much disk space the

-                                journal may use up at
-                                maximum. Defaults to 10% of the size
-                                of the respective file
-                                system. <varname>SystemKeepFree=</varname>
-                                and
+                                journal may use up at maximum.
+                                <varname>SystemKeepFree=</varname> and

                                 <varname>RuntimeKeepFree=</varname>
                                 <varname>RuntimeKeepFree=</varname>

-                                control how much disk space the
-                                journal shall always leave free for
-                                other uses if less than the disk space
-                                configured in
-                                <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname> and
-                                <varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname> is
-                                available. Defaults to 5% of the size
-                                of the respective file
-                                system. <varname>SystemMaxFileSize=</varname>
+                                control how much disk space
+                                systemd-journald shall leave free for
+                                other uses.
+                                <command>systemd-journald</command>
+                                will respect both limits and use the
+                                smaller of the two values.</para>
+
+                                <para>The first pair defaults to 10%
+                                and the second to 15% of the size of
+                                the respective file system. If the
+                                file system is nearly full and either
+                                <varname>SystemKeepFree=</varname> or
+                                <varname>RuntimeKeepFree=</varname> is
+                                violated when systemd-journald is
+                                started, the value will be raised to
+                                percentage that is actually free. This
+                                means that if there was enough
+                                free space before and journal files were
+                                created, and subsequently something
+                                else causes the file system to fill
+                                up, journald will stop using more
+                                space, but it will not be removing
+                                existing files to go reduce footprint
+                                either.</para>
+
+                                <para><varname>SystemMaxFileSize=</varname>

                                 and
                                 <varname>RuntimeMaxFileSize=</varname>
                                 control how large individual journal
                                 and
                                 <varname>RuntimeMaxFileSize=</varname>
                                 control how large individual journal


@@ -263,44 +299,122 @@
                                 <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname> and
                                 <varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname>, so
                                 that usually seven rotated journal
                                 <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname> and
                                 <varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname>, so
                                 that usually seven rotated journal

-                                files are kept as
-                                history. <varname>SystemMinFileSize=</varname>
-                                and
-                                <varname>RuntimeMinFileSize=</varname>
-                                control how large individual journal
-                                files grow at minimum. Defaults to
-                                64K. Specify values in bytes or use
-                                K, M, G, T, P, E as units for the
-                                specified sizes. Note that size limits
-                                are enforced synchronously to journal
-                                files as they are extended, and need
-                                no explicit rotation step triggered by
-                                time.</para></listitem>
+                                files are kept as history. Specify
+                                values in bytes or use K, M, G, T, P,
+                                E as units for the specified sizes
+                                (equal to 1024, 1024²,... bytes).
+                                Note that size limits are enforced
+                                synchronously when journal files are
+                                extended, and no explicit rotation
+                                step triggered by time is
+                                needed.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>MaxFileSec=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>The maximum time to
+                                store entries in a single journal
+                                file before rotating to the next
+                                one. Normally, time-based rotation
+                                should not be required as size-based
+                                rotation with options such as
+                                <varname>SystemMaxFileSize=</varname>
+                                should be sufficient to ensure that
+                                journal files do not grow without
+                                bounds. However, to ensure that not
+                                too much data is lost at once when old
+                                journal files are deleted, it might
+                                make sense to change this value from
+                                the default of one month. Set to 0 to
+                                turn off this feature. This setting
+                                takes time values which may be
+                                suffixed with the units
+                                <literal>year</literal>,
+                                <literal>month</literal>,
+                                <literal>week</literal>, <literal>day</literal>,
+                                <literal>h</literal> or <literal>m</literal>
+                                to override the default time unit of
+                                seconds.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>MaxRetentionSec=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>The maximum time to
+                                store journal entries. This
+                                controls whether journal files
+                                containing entries older then the
+                                specified time span are
+                                deleted. Normally, time-based deletion
+                                of old journal files should not be
+                                required as size-based deletion with
+                                options such as
+                                <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname>
+                                should be sufficient to ensure that
+                                journal files do not grow without
+                                bounds. However, to enforce data
+                                retention policies, it might make sense
+                                to change this value from the
+                                default of 0 (which turns off this
+                                feature). This setting also takes
+                                time values which may be suffixed with
+                                the units <literal>year</literal>,
+                                <literal>month</literal>,
+                                <literal>week</literal>, <literal>day</literal>,
+                                <literal>h</literal> or <literal> m</literal>
+                                to override the default time unit of
+                                seconds.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>SyncIntervalSec=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>The timeout before
+                                synchronizing journal files to
+                                disk. After syncing, journal files are
+                                placed in the OFFLINE state. Note that
+                                syncing is unconditionally done
+                                immediately after a log message of
+                                priority CRIT, ALERT or EMERG has been
+                                logged. This setting hence applies
+                                only to messages of the levels ERR,
+                                WARNING, NOTICE, INFO, DEBUG. The
+                                default timeout is 5 minutes.
+                                </para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>ForwardToSyslog=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>ForwardToKMsg=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>ForwardToConsole=</varname></term>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>ForwardToSyslog=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>ForwardToKMsg=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>ForwardToConsole=</varname></term>

+                                <term><varname>ForwardToWall=</varname></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Control whether log
                                 messages received by the journal
                                 daemon shall be forwarded to a
                                 traditional syslog daemon, to the
 
                                 <listitem><para>Control whether log
                                 messages received by the journal
                                 daemon shall be forwarded to a
                                 traditional syslog daemon, to the

-                                kernel log buffer (kmsg), or to the
-                                system console. These options take
-                                boolean arguments. If forwarding to
-                                syslog is enabled but no syslog daemon
-                                is running the respective option has
-                                no effect. By default only forwarding
-                                to syslog is enabled. These settings
-                                may be overridden at boot time with
-                                the kernel command line options
+                                kernel log buffer (kmsg), to the
+                                system console, or sent as wall
+                                messages to all logged-in users. These
+                                options take boolean arguments. If
+                                forwarding to syslog is enabled but no
+                                syslog daemon is running, the
+                                respective option has no effect. By
+                                default, only forwarding wall is
+                                enabled. These settings may be
+                                overridden at boot time with the
+                                kernel command line options

                                 <literal>systemd.journald.forward_to_syslog=</literal>,
                                 <literal>systemd.journald.forward_to_syslog=</literal>,

-                                <literal>systemd.journald.forward_to_kmsg=</literal>
+                                <literal>systemd.journald.forward_to_kmsg=</literal>,
+                                <literal>systemd.journald.forward_to_console=</literal>

                                 and
                                 and

-                                <literal>systemd.journald.forward_to_console=</literal>.
-                                </para></listitem>
+                                <literal>systemd.journald.forward_to_wall=</literal>.
+                                When forwarding to the console, the
+                                TTY to log to can be changed with
+                                <varname>TTYPath=</varname>, described
+                                below.</para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>


@@ -308,12 +422,14 @@
                                 <term><varname>MaxLevelSyslog=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>MaxLevelKMsg=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>MaxLevelConsole=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>MaxLevelSyslog=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>MaxLevelKMsg=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>MaxLevelConsole=</varname></term>

+                                <term><varname>MaxLevelWall=</varname></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Controls the maximum
                                 log level of messages that are stored
 
                                 <listitem><para>Controls the maximum
                                 log level of messages that are stored

-                                on disk, forwarded to syslog, kmsg or
-                                the console (if that is enabled, see
-                                above). As argument, takes one of
+                                on disk, forwarded to syslog, kmsg,
+                                the console or wall (if that is
+                                enabled, see above). As argument,
+                                takes one of

                                 <literal>emerg</literal>,
                                 <literal>alert</literal>,
                                 <literal>crit</literal>,
                                 <literal>emerg</literal>,
                                 <literal>alert</literal>,
                                 <literal>crit</literal>,


@@ -334,9 +450,11 @@
                                 written to disk and forwarded to
                                 syslog. Defaults to
                                 <literal>notice</literal> for
                                 written to disk and forwarded to
                                 syslog. Defaults to
                                 <literal>notice</literal> for

-                                <varname>MaxLevelKMsg=</varname> and
+                                <varname>MaxLevelKMsg=</varname>,

                                 <literal>info</literal> for
                                 <literal>info</literal> for

-                                <varname>MaxLevelConsole=</varname>.</para></listitem>
+                                <varname>MaxLevelConsole=</varname> and
+                                <literal>emerg</literal> for
+                                <varname>MaxLevelWall=</varname>.</para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>


@@ -360,7 +478,7 @@
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

-                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>

                   </para>
         </refsect1>
 
                   </para>
         </refsect1>