Function

Arg	Description	Type
hostname	Destination host to connect to.	string (required)
port	Destination port to connect to. If not specified we use 514	uint64
protocol	Protocol to use, default UDP but can be TCP or TLS	string
message	Message to log.	string (required)
facility	Facility of this message	int64
severity	Severity of this message	int64
timestamp	Timestamp of this message, if omitted we use the current time.	time.Time
source_hostname	Hostname associated with this message. If omitted we use the current hostname.	string
app_name	Application that generated the log	string
proc_id	Process ID that generated this log	string
sd_id	When sending structured data, this is the Structured Data ID	string
args	A dict to be interpolated into the message as structured data, according to RFC5424.	ordereddict.Dict
root_ca	As a better alternative to disable_ssl_security, allows root ca certs to be added here.	string

Required permissions: NETWORK

Description

Send an RFC5424 compliant remote syslog message.