Exam 200-301 topic 1 question 591 discussion

The Facility value is a way of determining which process of the machine created the message. https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/TP000086250-What-are-Syslog-Facilities-and-Levels

The correct answer is C. A syslog facility is a group of log messages that are associated with a particular configured severity level. Syslog facilities are used to categorize log messages so that they can be filtered and managed more easily. The severity level of a log message determines how important the message is and how it should be handled. Option A is incorrect because it describes a syslog host, which is a device that is configured to receive and store syslog messages from other devices. Option B is incorrect because it describes a password used to authenticate a Network Management System (NMS) to receive log messages, which is not related to syslog facilities. Option D is incorrect because it describes the syslog process, which is a set of values that represent the processes that can generate a log message, but it is not the same as a syslog facility.

D is correct

It´s D

The Facility value is a way of determining which process of the machine created the message. Since the Syslog protocol was originally written on BSD Unix, the Facilities reflect the names of Unix https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/165230/what-is-facility-in-syslog-configuration.html

correct answer; C

"The facility to which the message refers (for example, SNMP, SYS, and so forth). A facility can be a hardware device, a protocol, or a module of the system software. It denotes the source or the cause of the system message." https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/wireless/software/guide/SysMsgLogging.html

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