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lbcli update logs sources
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Updates an existing log source.
Log streaming is currently in tech preview.
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Updates the configuration of an existing log source.
Only the flags you explicitly provide are changed; all other fields keep their current values.
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xxxxxxxxxxlbcli updated logs sources [flags]Examples
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xxxxxxxxxx# Raise minimum level to warn (all other settings unchanged)lbcli -J $JWT update logs sources \ --name=node-manager \ --min-level=warn # Disable a source without touching any other fieldlbcli -J $JWT update logs sources \ --name=api-service \ --enabled=false # Change the journald identifierlbcli -J $JWT update logs sources \ --name=node-manager \ --journald-id=node-manager-v2| Flag | Short | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --help | -h | bool | Help for sources. | |
| --enabled | bool | Enable (true) or disable (false) this source. | ||
| --file-paths | stringSlice | Comma-separated file glob patterns. | ||
| --journald-id | string | Journald syslog identifier to collect from. | ||
| --label | stringArray | Label in key=value format (repeatable, file sources only) | ||
| --log-format | string | Log format hint: zap-json, logfmt, duroslight-text, gftl-text, unstructured. | ||
| --min-level | string | Minimum log severity: debug, info, warn, error. | ||
| --name | string | Name of the log source to update (required). |
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