systemctl-service-log-target

Show service log target

$ systemctl service-log-target [service]

$ systemctl service-log-target [service] console

$ systemctl service-log-target [service] journal

$ systemctl service-log-target [service] syslog

$ systemctl service-log-target [service] auto

$ systemctl service-log-target [service] null

systemctl service-log-target SERVICE [TARGET]

systemctl service-log-target gets or sets where a service sends its log messages via D-Bus. This allows redirecting service logs at runtime without restarting.
The service must support the standard D-Bus logging interface.

console - Send logs to stderr
journal - Send logs to systemd-journald
syslog - Send logs to /dev/log
auto - Let systemd choose
null - Disable all log output

Only works with D-Bus integrated services. Changes are temporary and reset on service restart. Not all services support this feature.

The service-log-target subcommand enables per-service log routing control for debugging and troubleshooting specific services.

systemctl-service-log-level(1), systemctl-log-target(1), journalctl(1)