# WorkAroundJournalBug

Legacy flag with no current effect; retained for compatibility.

This parameter applies to imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

Name:

  WorkAroundJournalBug

Scope:

  module

Type:

  boolean

Default:

  module=on

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  8.37.0

## Description

Originally enabled a workaround for a journald bug. The option has had no effect since version 8.1910.0 and remains only for backward compatibility.

## Module usage

    module(load="imjournal" WorkAroundJournalBug="...")

## Notes

- Historic documentation called this a `binary` option; it is boolean.

- Deprecated; enabling or disabling changes nothing.

## See also

See also imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module.

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