Attempts to parses the contents of a Syslog message in accordance to RFC5424 and RFC3164 formats and adds attributes to the FlowFile for each of the parts of the Syslog message.Note: Be mindfull that RFC3164 is informational and a wide range of different implementations are present in the wild. If messages fail parsing, considering using RFC5424 or using a generic parsing processors such as ExtractGrok.
logs, syslog, attributes, system, event, message
In the list below, the names of required properties appear in bold. Any other properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values.
| Display Name | API Name | Default Value | Allowable Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character Set | Character Set | UTF-8 | Specifies which character set of the Syslog messages |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| success | Any FlowFile that is successfully parsed as a Syslog message will be to this Relationship. |
| failure | Any FlowFile that could not be parsed as a Syslog message will be transferred to this Relationship without any attributes being added |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| syslog.priority | The priority of the Syslog message. |
| syslog.severity | The severity of the Syslog message derived from the priority. |
| syslog.facility | The facility of the Syslog message derived from the priority. |
| syslog.version | The optional version from the Syslog message. |
| syslog.timestamp | The timestamp of the Syslog message. |
| syslog.hostname | The hostname or IP address of the Syslog message. |
| syslog.sender | The hostname of the Syslog server that sent the message. |
| syslog.body | The body of the Syslog message, everything after the hostname. |