-.\" $OpenBSD: syslogd.8,v 1.11 2000/03/19 17:57:16 aaron Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: syslogd.8,v 1.12 2000/04/16 01:53:15 deraadt Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
(to read kernel messages).
.Pp
.Nm
+opens the above described socket whether or not it is
+running in secure mode.
+If
+.Nm
+is running in secure mode, all incoming data on this socket is discarded.
+The socket is required for sending forwarded messages.
+.Pp
+.Nm
creates the file
.Pa /var/run/syslog.pid ,
and stores its process ID there.