Merge "Enable the Fluentd Plugin Systemd"

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diff --git a/doc/source/reference/logging-and-monitoring/central-logging-guide.rst b/doc/source/reference/logging-and-monitoring/central-logging-guide.rst
index 0ccb5f754..4988f4ca5 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/logging-and-monitoring/central-logging-guide.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/logging-and-monitoring/central-logging-guide.rst
@@ -276,3 +276,13 @@ network equipment. This can be done by configuring custom fluentd inputs.
 Configuration of custom fluentd inputs is possible by placing input
 configuration files in ``/etc/kolla/config/fluentd/input/*.conf`` on the
 control host.
+
+Systemd Logs
+------------
+
+By default, when enabling central logging, we also enable reading ``systemd``
+logs from the ``/var/log/journal`` file.
+
+To disable this behavior when central logging is enabled, set the value of
+the variable ``enable_fluentd_systemd`` to ``false`` in the configuration
+file ``/etc/kolla/globals.yml``.