Syslog Facility Properties

When using syslog, specify a facility for the access log messages. As an advanced property, you can select a number that corresponds to the facility you want to use. The default value for the syslog-facility property is 1 for user-level messages.
Note:

These values are not standard across different types of UNIX or Linux systems. Consult your particular operating system documentation for properties specific to that system.

Facility Description

0

kernel messages

1

user-level messages (default)

2

mail system

3

system daemons

4

security/authorization messages

5

messages generated internally by syslogd

6

line printer subsystem

7

network news subsystem

8

UUCP subsystem

9

clock daemon

10

security/authorization messages

11

FTP daemon

12

NTP subsystem

13

log audit

14

log alert

15

clock daemon

16

local use 0

17

local use 1

18

local use 2

19

local use 3

20

local use 4

21

local use 5

22

local use 6

23

local use 7