# RateLimit.Severity

Defines the severity level at or below which messages are rate-limited.

This parameter applies to imuxsock: Unix Socket Input Module.

Name:

  RateLimit.Severity

Scope:

  input

Type:

  integer

Default:

  input=1

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  at least 7.0.0, possibly earlier

## Description

Specifies the severity of messages that shall be rate-limited.

See also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syslog#Severity_level

## Input usage

    input(type="imuxsock" rateLimit.severity="5")

### Legacy names (for reference)

Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs. .. _imuxsock.parameter.legacy.imuxsockratelimitseverity:

- $IMUXSockRateLimitSeverity — maps to RateLimit.Severity (status: legacy)

## See also

See also imuxsock: Unix Socket Input Module.

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