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diff --git a/changelog.d/13794.doc b/changelog.d/13794.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3272454d2c --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/13794.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Update request log format documentation to mention the format used when the authenticated user is controlling another user. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/usage/administration/request_log.md b/docs/usage/administration/request_log.md index adb5f4f5f3..82f5ac7b96 100644 --- a/docs/usage/administration/request_log.md +++ b/docs/usage/administration/request_log.md @@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ See the following for how to decode the dense data available from the default lo | Part | Explanation | | ----- | ------------ | -| AAAA | Timestamp request was logged (not recieved) | +| AAAA | Timestamp request was logged (not received) | | BBBB | Logger name (`synapse.access.(http\|https).<tag>`, where 'tag' is defined in the `listeners` config section, normally the port) | | CCCC | Line number in code | | DDDD | Log Level | | EEEE | Request Identifier (This identifier is shared by related log lines)| | FFFF | Source IP (Or X-Forwarded-For if enabled) | | GGGG | Server Port | -| HHHH | Federated Server or Local User making request (blank if unauthenticated or not supplied) | +| HHHH | Federated Server or Local User making request (blank if unauthenticated or not supplied).<br/>If this is of the form `@aaa:example.com|@bbb:example.com`, then that means that `@aaa:example.com` is authenticated but they are controlling `@bbb:example.com`, e.g. if `aaa` is controlling `bbb` [via the admin API](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/user_admin_api.html#login-as-a-user). | | IIII | Total Time to process the request | | JJJJ | Time to send response over network once generated (this may be negative if the socket is closed before the response is generated)| | KKKK | Userland CPU time | |