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diff --git a/doc/imudp.html b/doc/imudp.html index 3512d474..105e0b2a 100644 --- a/doc/imudp.html +++ b/doc/imudp.html @@ -33,27 +33,33 @@ the value, the less precise the timestamp. <li><b>SchedulingPolicy</b> <rr/fifo/other><br> Can be used the set the scheduler priority, if the necessary functionality is provided by the platform. Most useful to select "fifo" for real-time -processing under Linux (and thus reduce chance of packet loss). Available since 4.7.4+, 5.7.3+, 6.1.3+. +processing under Linux (and thus reduce chance of packet loss). <li><b>SchedulingPriority</b> <number><br> -Scheduling priority to use. Available since 4.7.4+, 5.7.3+, 6.1.3+. +Scheduling priority to use. </ul> <p><b>Action Directives</b>:</p> <ul> <li><b>Address</b> <IP><br> local IP address (or name) the UDP listens should bind to</li> <li><b>Port</b> <port><br> -default 514, start UDP server on this port</li> +default 514, start UDP server on this port. Either a single port can be specified or an array of ports. If multiple ports are specified, a listener will be automatically started for each port. Thus, no additional inputs need to be configured. +<br>Single port: Port="514" +<br>Array of ports: Port=["514","515","10514","..."]</li> <li><b>Ruleset</b> <ruleset><br> Binds the listener to a specific <a href="multi_ruleset.html">ruleset</a>.</li> </ul> <b>Caveats/Known Bugs:</b> <ul> -<li>currently none known</li> +<li>Scheduling parameters are set <b>after</b> privileges have been dropped. +In most cases, this means that setting them will not be possible after +privilege drop. This may be worked around by using a sufficiently-privileged +user account. +</li> </ul> <p><b>Sample:</b></p> <p>This sets up an UPD server on port 514:<br> </p> -<textarea rows="15" cols="60">module(load="/folder/to/rsyslog/plugins/imudp/.libs/imudp") # needs to be done just once +<textarea rows="15" cols="60">module(load="imudp") # needs to be done just once input(type="imudp" port="514") </textarea> @@ -70,9 +76,9 @@ equivalent to: Port </li> equivalent to: TimeRequery <li>$InputUDPServerBindRuleset <ruleset><br> equivalent to: Ruleset </li> -<li>$IMUDPSchedulingPolicy <rr/fifo/other><br> +<li>$IMUDPSchedulingPolicy <rr/fifo/other> Available since 4.7.4+, 5.7.3+, 6.1.3+.<br> equivalent to: SchedulingPolicy -<li>$IMUDPSchedulingPriority <number><br> +<li>$IMUDPSchedulingPriority <number> Available since 4.7.4+, 5.7.3+, 6.1.3+.<br> equivalent to: SchedulingPriority </ul> <b>Caveats/Known Bugs:</b> |