[Switch] What Does the facility Parameter Mean in the infocenter loghost Command

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As defined by the syslog protocol, facility identifies the sub-system that generates a log. The
values local use 0-local use 7 are user-defined. The log generated by a switch can be specified
by facility. By default, local 7 is used.

Numerical Code Facility
0  kernel messages  
1  user-level messages  
2  mail system  
3  system daemons  
4  security/authorization messages (note 1)  
5  messages generated internally by syslogd  
6  line printer subsystem  
7  network news subsystem  
8  UUCP subsystem  
9  clock daemon (note 2)  
10  security/authorization messages (note 1)  
11  FTP daemon  
12  NTP subsystem  
13  log audit (note 1)  
14  log alert (note 1)  
15  clock daemon (note 2)  
16  local use 0 (local0)  
17  local use 1 (local1)  
18  local use 2 (local2)  
19  local use 3 (local3)  
20  local use 4 (local4)  
21  local use 5 (local5)  
22  local use 6 (local6)  
23  local use 7 (local7)