How to set the message size of rsyslog and what is the default and maximum value?

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Issue

  • How to set the message size of rsyslog?
  • What's the default value of MaxMessageSize of rsyslog?
  • What's the maximum value of MaxMessageSizecan be set?
  • When rsyslog receive a long message, it fails with the message rsyslogd: err Uncompression of a message failed with return code -3 - enable debug logging if you need further information. Message ignored.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • rsyslog

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