Synopsis # The syslogd(8) daemon is responsible for collecting and distributing log messages from the OpenBSD system and its services. It listens for log entries from the kernel and user processes via the syslog(3) interface and routes them according to rules defined in the configuration file /etc/syslog.conf. By default, syslogd writes messages to text files in /var/log/. It can also forward messages to remote log hosts using UDP or TLS-encrypted TCP. On OpenBSD, syslogd runs with strict pri...