[Python-checkins] [3.11] gh-91070: Add note about SysLogHandler on macOS 12.x (Monterey). (GH-94803) (GH-96260)

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https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/888054ae8a357d2df0f62aadf1840be1d4eaee9e
commit: 888054ae8a357d2df0f62aadf1840be1d4eaee9e
branch: 3.11
author: Miss Islington (bot) <31488909+miss-islington at users.noreply.github.com>
committer: vsajip <vinay_sajip at yahoo.co.uk>
date: 2022-08-25T08:38:02+01:00
summary:

[3.11] gh-91070: Add note about SysLogHandler on macOS 12.x (Monterey). (GH-94803) (GH-96260)

files:
M Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst b/Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst
index 026f14153cbe..1e61a519bc06 100644
--- a/Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst
@@ -629,6 +629,12 @@ supports sending logging messages to a remote or local Unix syslog.
    application needs to run on several platforms). On Windows, you pretty
    much have to use the UDP option.
 
+   .. note:: On macOS 12.x (Monterey), Apple has changed the behaviour of their
+      syslog daemon - it no longer listens on a domain socket. Therefore, you cannot
+      expect :class:`SysLogHandler` to work on this system.
+
+      See :gh:`91070` for more information.
+
    .. versionchanged:: 3.2
       *socktype* was added.