Compatibility

Compatibility
Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v8Mark Messages
Untested Modules
What Developers need to Knowoutput plugin interface
string generator interface
Specifics for Version 8.3 and 8.4Unsupported Command Line Options Removed
Specifics for Version 8.5 and 8.6imfile changes
Command Line Options
Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v7BSD-Style blocks
CEE-Properties
omusrmsg: using just a username or “*” is deprecated
omruleset and discard (~) action are deprecated
Retries of output plugins that do not do proper replies
omfile: file creation time
Notes for the 7.3/7.4 branch“last message repeated n times” ProcessingUser-Noticeable Changes
Performance Implications
Stricter string-template Processing
Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v6Property “pri-text”
Plugin ABI
RainerScript based rsyslog.conf
compatibility mode
abort on config errors
Default Batch Sizes
Default action queue enqueue timeout
outchannels
ompipe default template
omusrmsg
Escape Sequences in Script-Based Filters
Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v5HUP processing
Queue on-disk format
Queue Worker Thread Shutdown
Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v4HUP processing
outchannels
Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v3Inputs
Command Line Options
-c option / Compatibility Mode
-e Option
-m Option
-r Option
Default port for UDP (and TCP) Servers
klogd
Output File Syncing
Output File Format
Forwarding Format
Queue Modes for the Main Message Queue
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
See also
Contributing to Rsyslog:
Source project: rsyslog project README.
Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README
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and Others.