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Update request log format documentation to mention the format used when the authenticated user is controlling another user. #13794

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions changelog.d/13794.doc
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Update request log format documentation to mention the format used when the authenticated user is controlling another user.
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| 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 |
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