Syslog Actions

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Create a connection to a Syslog server.

Property	Value	Description
host	text, expression, variable	Syslog server host name or address (default: localhost)
port	text, expression, variable	Syslog server port (default: 514)
protocol	choice (udp, tcp), text, expression, variable	Syslog protocol (default: udp)
facility	choice (kern, user, mail, lpr, auth, daemon, news, uucp, local0, local1, local2, local3, local4, local5, local6, local7), text, expression, variable	Syslog facility (default: user)
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

syslog = defineSyslogConnection("localhost", "udp", "local7")

Send a Syslog message.

Property	Value	Description
syslogConnection*	expression, variable	Syslog connection
level	choice (emergency, alert, critical, error, warning, notice, info, debug), text, expression, variable	Syslog level (default: user)
message*	text, expression, variable	Syslog message
returnVariable	expression, variable	name of the variable to be assigned to the return value

status = sendSyslog(syslog, "emergency", "I've fallen and I can't get up!")

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