New configuration option "SyslogFacility"

[ngircd-alex.git] / man / ngircd.conf.5.tmpl

diff --git a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
index ad888713ee7d0ee310404b15c02211ff7bd6c20a..f4f7f6e67f4febbc188b2d7aae14403069ad9e86 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
+++ b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
@@ -116,14 +116,20 @@ If unset, the defaults value is "0.0.0.0" or, if ngIRCd was compiled
 with IPv6 support, "::,0.0.0.0". So the server listens on all configured
 IP addresses and interfaces by default.
 .TP
+\fBSyslogFacility\fR
+Syslog "facility" to which ngIRCd should send log messages. Possible
+values are system dependant, but most probably "auth", "daemon", "user"
+and "local1" through "local7" are possible values; see syslog(3).
+Default is "local5" for historical reasons, you probably want to
+change this to "daemon", for example.
+.TP
 \fBMotdFile\fR
 Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will be shown
-to all users connecting to the server.
+to all users connecting to the server. Changes made to this file
+take effect when ngircd is instructed to re-read its configuration file.
 .TP
 \fBMotdPhrase\fR
 A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a MOTD file.
-If this variable is set, no \fBMotdFile\fR will be read at all which can be
-handy if the daemon should run inside a chroot directory.
 .TP
 \fBServerUID\fR
 User ID under which the server should run; you can use the name of the user