Put these in files like `/etc/rsyslog.d/40-grobid-skip.conf`. Filter out lines from a given program: :programname, isequal, "GROBID" ~ Or matching a pattern: :msg, startswith, "inserting line to HBase: sha1:" :msg, contains, " INFO GET http" For list of operations ("isequal", "regex", "contains"): https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/filters.html For list of properties (":msg", ":programname"): https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/properties.html