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neeeewbie's avatar
Dec 16, 2022

Is it possible to block a specific log with words in local log?

Is it possible to block a specific log with words in local log? After API communication connection, certain logs are being generated without service ID. Is it possible to block log creation even wi...
  • Josiah's avatar
    Dec 17, 2022

    If you are talking about logs which use syslog, then yes, you can, just use a syslog filter

    e.g.

    filter remove_a_line{ not match("MATCH-STRING-TO-DROP"); }; 
    log { source(src); filter(remove_a_line); destination(/var/log/messages); };

    There are other types of logs in F5 products, so if you are talking about something else you might need to be more specific.