# allowRegex

Enables support for liblognorm regex field types despite higher overhead.

This parameter applies to Log Message Normalization Module (mmnormalize).

Name:

  allowRegex

Scope:

  module

Type:

  boolean

Default:

  module=off

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  at least 6.1.2, possibly earlier

## Description

Specifies if regex field-type should be allowed. Regex field-type has significantly higher computational overhead compared to other fields, so it should be avoided when another field-type can achieve the desired effect. Needs to be `on` for regex field-type to work.

## Module usage

    module(load="mmnormalize" allowRegex="on")

## See also

See also Log Message Normalization Module (mmnormalize).

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