1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/syslog_linux.go b/cmd/podman/syslog_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac7bbfe0f
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+++ b/cmd/podman/syslog_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log/syslog"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	logrusSyslog "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/syslog"
+)
+
+func syslogHook() {
+	if !useSyslog {
+		return
+	}
+
+	hook, err := logrusSyslog.NewSyslogHook("", "", syslog.LOG_INFO, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "Failed to initialize syslog hook: "+err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		logrus.AddHook(hook)
+	}
+}