# This file is part of systemd. # # systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # See systemd.special(7) for details [Unit] Description=Syslog Socket DefaultDependencies=no Before=sockets.target syslog.target # Pull in syslog.target to tell people that /dev/log is now accessible Wants=syslog.target [Socket] ListenDatagram=/dev/log SocketMode=0666 # The service we activate on incoming traffic is # systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service. That doesn't mean however, that this # is the main syslog daemon in the system. Another syslog # implementation (which might be started via on-boot or another # non-socket activation) can take over possession of the socket and # terminate systemd-kmsg-syslogd. It could also simply replace the # socket in the file system, and leave systemd-kmsg-syslogd untouched. Service=systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service