# SysSock.Unlink

Controls whether the system socket is unlinked and recreated on start and stop.

This parameter applies to imuxsock: Unix Socket Input Module.

Name:

  SysSock.Unlink

Scope:

  module

Type:

  boolean

Default:

  module=on

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  7.3.9

## Description

If turned on (default), the system socket is unlinked and re-created when opened and also unlinked when finally closed. Note that this setting has no effect when running under systemd control (because systemd handles the socket. See the Coexistence with systemd section for details.

## Module usage

    module(load="imuxsock" sysSock.unlink="off")

## See also

See also imuxsock: Unix Socket Input Module.

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