---
name: "cyrus-cyr_synclog"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cyrus-replication"
version: "3.10.2-1+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cyrus-cyr_synclog"
---

# cyrus-cyr\_synclog(8)

Cyrus IMAP documentation is used to append a value to the log file. You can either specify the log type and value, or an entire log line.

## NAME

cyr\_synclog - Cyrus IMAP documentation

is used to append a value to the log file.  You can either specify the log type and value, or an entire log line.

## SYNOPSIS

```
cyr_synclog [ -C config-file ] [ -{type} value ]
cyr_synclog [ -C config-file ] "<raw-log-line>"
```

## DESCRIPTION

**cyr\_synclog** *is used to append a value to the log file.  You can* *either specify the log type and value, or an entire log line.*

*Running without any options will print a short usage document.*

**cyr\_synclog** *reads its configuration options out of the [imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md) file unless specified otherwise by* **-C***.*

## OPTIONS

- **-C config-file**

  *Use the specified configuration file config-file rather than the default [imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md).*

- **-u, --user user**

  - **-U, --unuser unuser**

  - **-v, --sieve sieve**

  - **-m, --mailbox mailbox**

  - **-M, --unmailbox unmailbox**

  - **-a, --append append**

  - **-c, --acl acl**

  - **-q, --quota quota**

  - **-n, --annotation annotation**

  - **-s, --seen seen**

  - **-b, --subscription subscription**

  ## EXAMPLES

```
cyr_synclog -m user.brong
```

*Add the mailbox user.brong to the log.*

```
cyr_synclog -u brong
```

*Add the user brong to the log.*

```
cyr_synclog -C /etc/imapd-special.conf -s user.brong brong
```

*Add a log entry to mark mailbox user.brong as seen by user* *brong.*

```
cyr_synclog "SEEN user.brong brong"
```

*Add a log line, using the raw format, to mark mailbox* *user.brong as seen by user brong.*

## HISTORY

*This command was introduced in version 3.0.*

## FILES

*/etc/imapd.conf,* *\<configdirectory\>/sync/log*

## SEE ALSO

*[imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md), [sync\_client(8)](/sync_client/8.md)*

## AUTHOR

*The Cyrus Team, Nic Bernstein (Onlight)*

## COPYRIGHT

*1993–2025, The Cyrus Team*