Syslog messages
B.2 Variables in Syslog messages
Note
Additional information
You can find additional information on the structure of Syslog messages and the meaning of
the parameters in the RFCs:
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5424
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5426
B.2
Variables in Syslog messages
The variables are displayed in the "Syslog messages" section in the "Message text" field with
curly brackets {variable}.
The output messages can contain the following variables:
Table B- 2
Possible variables in Syslog messages
Variable
Description
{Ip address}
IPv4 address to RFC1035
{Protocol}
Layer 4 protocol used or service that has generated
the event.
{User name}
Character string (without spaces) that identifies the
authenticated user based on the name.
{Action user
Identifies the user based on his/her name This is not
name} or
the authenticated user.
{Destination
user name}
{Role}
Symbolic name for the group role.
{Time
Number of seconds
second}
{Max
Maximum number of sessions
sessions}
{Url}
URL of the Web server that was accessed.
{Config
Character string (with spaces) for the configuration.
detail}
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Format
Possible values or
example
%d.%d.%d.%d
192.168.1.105
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
%s
TCP | WBM | PNIO | PB
| OPC | EIP
%s
<name>
%s
<First name>.<Name>
%s
Administrator | User | OPC
UA
%d
44
%d
10
%s
/Engineering/Reset2Factor
y?r=0.685644556250803
3
%s
Power
Operating Instructions, 03/2022, C79000-G8976-C578-02
SIMATIC RF166C