# IMSolarisLogSocketName

Specifies the Solaris log stream device imsolaris reads, defaulting to `/dev/log`.

This parameter applies to imsolaris: Solaris Input Module.

Note

This is a legacy global directive. The imsolaris module does not support the modern `module()`/`input()` syntax.

Name:

  IMSolarisLogSocketName

Scope:

  module

Type:

  string (path)

Default:

  /dev/log

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  Not documented

## Description

This directive specifies the path to the Solaris log socket (stream) for reading local application and kernel messages. If omitted, it defaults to `/dev/log`. Since directive names are case-insensitive, the canonical form `$IMSolarisLogSocketName` is recommended for readability.

## Module usage

    $ModLoad imsolaris
    $IMSolarisLogSocketName "/var/run/rsyslog/solaris.log"

## See also

See also imsolaris: Solaris Input Module.

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