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300-410 Practice Question: According to RFC 3164, which facility code is…
According to RFC 3164, which facility code is used by default for Cisco IOS syslog messages?
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Why each option matters
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Local7
RFC 3164 defines facility codes. Cisco IOS uses local7 (facility 23) as the default for syslog messages, though this can be changed with the 'logging facility' command.
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Local0
Why it's wrong here
Local0 is not the default; it is local7.
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Local7
Why this is correct
Cisco IOS defaults to facility local7 for syslog messages.
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User
Why it's wrong here
User is a facility code but not the default for Cisco.
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Syslog
Why it's wrong here
Syslog is not a facility code; it is the protocol name.
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