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SyslogReader

Description​

Attempts to parses the contents of a Syslog message in accordance to RFC5424 and RFC3164. In the case of RFC5424 formatted messages, structured data is not supported, and will be returned as part of the message.Note: Be mindfull that RFC3164 is informational and a wide range of different implementations are present in the wild.

Tags​

logfiles, logs, parse, reader, record, syslog, text

Properties​

In the list below required Properties are shown with an asterisk (*). Other properties are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values, and whether a property supports the NiFi Expression Language.

Display NameAPI NameDefault ValueAllowable ValuesDescription
Character Set *Character SetUTF-8Specifies which character set of the Syslog messages
Raw message *syslog-5424-reader-raw-messagefalse
  • true
  • false
If true, the record will have a _raw field containing the raw message

State Management​

This component does not store state.

Restricted​

This component is not restricted.

System Resource Considerations​

This component does not specify system resource considerations.

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