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* [PATCH nft] doc: nfnetlink_log allows one single process through unicast
@ 2021-09-06 20:34 Pablo Neira Ayuso
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From: Pablo Neira Ayuso @ 2021-09-06 20:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
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nfnetlink_log uses netlink unicast to send logs to one single process in
userspace.

Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
 doc/statements.txt | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/statements.txt b/doc/statements.txt
index 646311d19831..d402da7061a1 100644
--- a/doc/statements.txt
+++ b/doc/statements.txt
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ packets, such as header fields, via the kernel log (where it can be read with
 dmesg(1) or read in the syslog).
 
 In the second form of invocation (if 'nflog_group' is specified), the Linux
-kernel will pass the packet to nfnetlink_log which will multicast the packet
-through a netlink socket to the specified multicast group. One or more userspace
-processes may subscribe to the group to receive the packets, see man(8) ulogd
-for the Netfilter userspace log daemon and libnetfilter_log documentation for
-details in case you would like to develop a custom program to digest your logs.
+kernel will pass the packet to nfnetlink_log which will send the log through a
+netlink socket to the specified group. One userspace process may subscribe to
+the group to receive the logs, see man(8) ulogd for the Netfilter userspace log
+daemon and libnetfilter_log documentation for details in case you would like to
+develop a custom program to digest your logs.
 
 In the third form of invocation (if level audit is specified), the Linux
 kernel writes a message into the audit buffer suitably formatted for reading
-- 
2.20.1


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