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systemctl service-log-target — Get or set the log target for a service. Only works for D-Bus integrated services. More information:

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Problem

How to use the systemctl service-log-target command: Get or set the log target for a service. Only works for D-Bus integrated services. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#service-log-target%20SERVICE%20%5BTARGET%5D>.

Solution

systemctl service-log-target — Get or set the log target for a service. Only works for D-Bus integrated services. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#service-log-target%20SERVICE%20%5BTARGET%5D>.

Show the current log target for a service:
systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}}


Set the log target to console (send logs to stderr):
systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}} console


Set the log target to journal (send logs to systemd-journald):
systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}} journal


Set the log target to syslog (send logs to /dev/log):
systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}} syslog


Allow systemd to choose an appropriate log target:
systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}} auto


Disable all log output:
systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}} null

Code Snippets

Show the current log target for a service

systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}}

Set the log target to `console` (send logs to `stderr`)

systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}} console

Set the log target to `journal` (send logs to `systemd-journald`)

systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}} journal

Set the log target to `syslog` (send logs to `/dev/log`)

systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}} syslog

Allow systemd to choose an appropriate log target

systemctl service-log-target {{service_name}} auto

Context

tldr-pages: linux/systemctl service-log-target

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