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Journald

Supported Platforms

PlatformMetricsLogsTraces
Linux

Configuration Table

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
unitsstringsService Units to filter on. If not set, all units will be read.
directorystringThe directory containing Journald's log files. If not set, /run/log/journal and /run/journal will be used.
priorityenum"info"Set log level priority. Valid values are: trace, info, warn, error, and fatal.
start_atenumendStart reading the journal from the 'beginning' or 'end'.