Facility Parameter (Send-Syslog Cmdlet)
Type of message to be sent.
Syntax
Send-Syslog -Facility int
Remarks
System log packets are composed of three main sections, each of which can be broken down into two smaller pieces.
The first section is the PRI, which contains the originating Facility and Severity of the Message. Facility is a value from 0 to 23, with each value being a different part of the system:
| 0 | Kernel messages |
| 1 | User-level messages |
| 2 | Mail system |
| 3 | System daemons |
| 4 | Security/authorization messages |
| 5 | Messages generated internally by syslogd |
| 6 | Line printer subsystem |
| 7 | Network news subsystem |
| 8 | UUCP subsystem |
| 9 | Clock daemon |
| 10 | Security/authorization messages |
| 11 | FTP daemon |
| 12 | NTP subsystem |
| 13 | Log audit |
| 14 | Log alert |
| 15 | Clock daemon |
| 16 | Local use |
| 17 | Local use |
| 18 | Local use |
| 19 | Local use |
| 20 | Local use |
| 21 | Local use |
| 22 | Local use |
| 23 | Local use |
The second section contains a timestamp and hostname, both of which are automatically generated by the cmdlet. The third section is the Message itself.
Default Value
1