Forwarding journald messages to syslog | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.09.2Basic

Forward messages received by journald to the local syslog daemon socket.

Which journald.conf setting is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on journal storage

Separate persistent storage, runtime-only storage, automatic selection, and disabled storage behavior.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of journal storage, persistence, rotation, and runtime behavior involved.

ForwardToSyslog=yes: The journald setting that forwards entries to a local syslog socket.
Storage: The journald setting that selects how journal data is stored.
SyslogForward: A setting name that suggests forwarding messages to syslog.
ForwardToConsole: The setting family for forwarding journal entries to a console.
Syslog socket: A local communication endpoint through which a syslog daemon receives messages.

Detailed explanation

CorrectForwardToSyslog=yes

Correct. It enables forwarding to the syslog socket.

IncorrectStorage=syslog

Incorrect. syslog is not a Storage value.

IncorrectSyslogForward=persistent

Incorrect. This setting name and value are not standard.

IncorrectForwardToConsole=syslog

Incorrect. ForwardToConsole controls console forwarding and expects a boolean.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

printf '%s
' 'ForwardToSyslog=yes' | awk -F= '{print $1, $2}'

ForwardToSyslog yes

Foundation review

Metadata that classifies a message source and its severity.

Whether systemd journal data survives a reboot and where it is stored.

A process that retains, renames, compresses, or removes log generations.

Question IDKL-102-1102

EnvironmentPOSIX awk / 模擬設定のみ

Last technical review2026-08-13

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