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ossec-logcollector

The ossec-logcollector daemon monitors configured files and commands for new log messages. ossec-logcollector is configured in ossec.conf. (see ossec.conf: Localfile options)

ossec-logcollector argument options

-d

Run in debug mode.

-V

Version and license information.

-h

Display the help message.

-t

Test configuration.

-f

Run ossec-logcollector in the foreground.

-u <user>

Run ossec-logcollector as <user>.

Default: ossecm

-g <group>

Run ossec-logcollector as <group>.

-c <config>

Run ossec-logcollector using <config> as the configuration file.

Default: /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf

-D <dir>

Chroot to <dir>.

Default: /var/ossec