Syslog facilities and severities
Syslog facilities and severities are transmitted in a single field that RFC 3164 refers to as the PRI (priority) and that is the first field of the message. The priority is calculated by multiplying the facility code (as shown) by 8 and then adding the severity code (as shown) and enclosing the resulting value in angle brackets. Thus, a facility of system and a severity of warning might appear in a syslog message as (3 x 8) + 4 = 28, such as,
<28>Oct 11 22:14:15 LPARB …
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