syslog_facility

When logging to syslog is enabled, this parameter determines the syslog “facility” to be used. You can choose from LOCAL0, LOCAL1, LOCAL2, LOCAL3, LOCAL4, LOCAL5, LOCAL6, LOCAL7; the default is LOCAL0. See also the documentation of your system's syslog daemon. This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line.

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When logging to syslog is enabled, this parameter determines the syslog “facility” to be used. You can choose from LOCAL0, LOCAL1, LOCAL2, LOCAL3, LOCAL4, LOCAL5, LOCAL6, LOCAL7; the default is LOCAL0. See also the documentation of your system's syslog daemon. This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line.

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<p>
        When logging to <span class="application">syslog</span> is enabled, this parameter
        determines the <span class="application">syslog</span>
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">facility</span>”</span> to be used.  You can choose
        from <code class="literal">LOCAL0</code>, <code class="literal">LOCAL1</code>,
        <code class="literal">LOCAL2</code>, <code class="literal">LOCAL3</code>, <code class="literal">LOCAL4</code>,
        <code class="literal">LOCAL5</code>, <code class="literal">LOCAL6</code>, <code class="literal">LOCAL7</code>;
        the default is <code class="literal">LOCAL0</code>. See also the
        documentation of your system's
        <span class="application">syslog</span> daemon.
        This parameter can only be set in the <code class="filename">postgresql.conf</code>
        file or on the server command line.
       </p>

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