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Syslog Messages — RFC 3164 (log)

A BSD-style syslog (RFC 3164) sample — timestamp, host, process and PID, then the message, across sshd, cron, kernel, nginx, and application entries. A fixture for testing syslog parsers and forwarders.

Preview — first 33 lineslog
Jan 15 03:12:24 app-01 systemd[6496]: Started Session 42 of user deploy.
Jan 15 03:12:47 app-01 cron[6407]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/backup.sh)
Jan 15 03:13:48 app-01 kernel[3752]: [UFW BLOCK] IN=eth0 OUT= SRC=192.0.2.55 DST=203.0.113.42 PROTO=TCP SPT=44321 DPT=22
Jan 15 03:15:09 app-01 dockerd[1534]: container 9f3c started (image=api:1.4.2)
Jan 15 03:15:38 app-01 postgres[7796]: checkpoint complete: wrote 128 buffers (0.8%)
Jan 15 03:16:11 app-01 systemd[8938]: Started Session 42 of user deploy.
Jan 15 03:17:37 app-01 nginx[6751]: worker process 2145 exited with code 0
Jan 15 03:18:10 app-01 sshd[5845]: Connection closed by 198.51.100.23 port 51234
Jan 15 03:19:38 app-01 app[705]: request completed method=GET path=/health status=200 duration=3ms
Jan 15 03:19:45 app-01 sshd[2996]: Accepted publickey for deploy from 203.0.113.7 port 54021 ssh2
Jan 15 03:20:02 app-01 nginx[5757]: worker process 2145 exited with code 0
Jan 15 03:20:36 app-01 sshd[7982]: Accepted publickey for deploy from 203.0.113.7 port 54021 ssh2
Jan 15 03:21:10 app-01 nginx[7287]: worker process 2145 exited with code 0
Jan 15 03:22:00 app-01 app[3471]: request completed method=GET path=/health status=200 duration=3ms
Jan 15 03:23:00 app-01 systemd[7013]: Started Session 42 of user deploy.
Jan 15 03:23:14 app-01 sshd[7655]: Accepted publickey for deploy from 203.0.113.7 port 54021 ssh2
Jan 15 03:23:17 app-01 sshd[8103]: Connection closed by 198.51.100.23 port 51234
Jan 15 03:24:13 app-01 dockerd[1616]: container 9f3c started (image=api:1.4.2)
Jan 15 03:25:38 app-01 kernel[5795]: [UFW BLOCK] IN=eth0 OUT= SRC=192.0.2.55 DST=203.0.113.42 PROTO=TCP SPT=44321 DPT=22
Jan 15 03:26:06 app-01 kernel[7510]: [UFW BLOCK] IN=eth0 OUT= SRC=192.0.2.55 DST=203.0.113.42 PROTO=TCP SPT=44321 DPT=22
Jan 15 03:26:41 app-01 nginx[5855]: worker process 2145 exited with code 0
Jan 15 03:28:09 app-01 app[6099]: request completed method=GET path=/health status=200 duration=3ms
Jan 15 03:29:17 app-01 dockerd[8028]: container 9f3c started (image=api:1.4.2)
Jan 15 03:30:15 app-01 kernel[518]: [UFW BLOCK] IN=eth0 OUT= SRC=192.0.2.55 DST=203.0.113.42 PROTO=TCP SPT=44321 DPT=22
Jan 15 03:30:24 app-01 sshd[2831]: Accepted publickey for deploy from 203.0.113.7 port 54021 ssh2
Jan 15 03:31:08 app-01 nginx[6109]: worker process 2145 exited with code 0
Jan 15 03:32:16 app-01 postgres[7108]: checkpoint complete: wrote 128 buffers (0.8%)
Jan 15 03:33:27 app-01 kernel[3635]: [UFW BLOCK] IN=eth0 OUT= SRC=192.0.2.55 DST=203.0.113.42 PROTO=TCP SPT=44321 DPT=22
Jan 15 03:33:34 app-01 kernel[1964]: [UFW BLOCK] IN=eth0 OUT= SRC=192.0.2.55 DST=203.0.113.42 PROTO=TCP SPT=44321 DPT=22
Jan 15 03:33:46 app-01 systemd[7442]: Started Session 42 of user deploy.
Jan 15 03:34:20 app-01 app[2605]: request completed method=GET path=/health status=200 duration=3ms
Jan 15 03:35:08 app-01 postgres[8271]: checkpoint complete: wrote 128 buffers (0.8%)

Specifications

Lines
32
Format
RFC 3164 (BSD syslog)
Fields
timestamp, host, process[pid], message
Seed
503

What is a .log file?

LOG files are plain-text records of events emitted by software, typically one entry per line with a timestamp, severity, and message. There is no single standard, so formats range from unstructured text to structured JSON lines. They are central to debugging, monitoring, and auditing.

How to use this file

Use an example LOG file to test log parsers, timestamp and severity extraction, line-oriented streaming, and ingestion into monitoring or analysis pipelines.

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