CLI Reference Guide-R04

Chapter 4 | System Management Commands
Event Logging
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logging facility This command sets the facility type for remote logging of syslog messages. Use the
no form to return the type to the default.
Syntax
logging facility type
no logging facility
type - A number that indicates the facility used by the syslog server to
dispatch log messages to an appropriate service. (Range: 16-23)
Default Setting
23
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
The command specifies the facility type tag sent in syslog messages. (See RFC
3164.) This type has no effect on the kind of messages reported by the switch.
However, it may be used by the syslog server to sort messages or to store messages
in the corresponding database.
Example
Console(config)#logging facility 19
Console(config)#