Hi all, I wonder what are the actual use cases behind the desire to have global variables in rsyslog. There are two that I know (I describe them very briefly as they were expressed at length in the past couple of days):
1. counting messages for some reason 2. load-balancing output actions Number 2 is - I think - a weak one, as this should better go into a specific facility inside the engine (read: nothing that the admin should need to emulate in the conf file). Are there any other *real-world* use cases? I am asking because I would like to think if future development directions of the rsyslog engine should consider the re-addition of global variable support (which requires a major rewrite). Feedback appreciated. Rainer _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T LIKE THAT.
