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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c0 Summary: rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.1 Version: Factory Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Minor Priority: P5 - None Component: Other AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: weigelt.bernd@web.de QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/7.0.1 Sorry, if this is a knwon bug, but i didn't found anything after a fresh install to openSUSE 12.1 RC1 from distribution/factory with systemd and rsyslog i have to comment out one line in /lib/systemd/system-generators/syslog-service-generator to make remote logging work. see the third line rsyslogd) syslog=rsyslogd # config=/etc/rsyslog.early.conf socksdir=/var/run/rsyslog socks=$socksdir/additional-log-sockets.conf # # In hope this works with the rsyslog.early.conf file # (hard to implement for rsyslog with its includes/if # statements)... # if test -s "$config" ; then while read select action ; do case "$select" in \#*|"") continue esac case "$action" in *@*) network=network.target break esac done < ${config} test -n "$network" && config=/etc/rsyslog.conf else config=/etc/rsyslog.conf fi if test -r "$config" ; then while read one two rest ; do if test "$one" = '$ModLoad' -a "$two" = 'imklog.so' ; then start_klogd=no break fi done < $config fi /bin/mkdir -p -m 0755 ${socksdir#/var} touch ${socks#/var} compat=${RSYSLOGD_COMPAT_VERSION:-${RSYSLOGD_NATIVE_VERSION}} params="-c ${compat:-3} -f $config $RSYSLOGD_PARAMS" ;; Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c Andreas Jaeger changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |fcrozat@suse.com, | |mt@suse.com AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.pr |werner@suse.com |ovo.novell.com | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c1 Dr. Werner Fink changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #1 from Dr. Werner Fink 2011-11-07 10:06:36 UTC --- Invert network/early logic for rsyslog -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c2 --- Comment #2 from Bernhard Wiedemann 2011-11-07 12:00:25 CET --- This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration: This bug (728565) was mentioned in https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/90223 Factory / syslogd -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c3 --- Comment #3 from Stephan Kulow 2011-11-07 15:58:16 CET --- if you mean to have it in 12.1, please ask maintenance. I've seen too many of these late fixes go wrong, so I'm rather conservative here. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c4 Dr. Werner Fink changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|FIXED | --- Comment #4 from Dr. Werner Fink 2011-11-07 15:08:14 UTC --- Oj joking here ... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c5 Dr. Werner Fink changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |maintenance@opensuse.org --- Comment #5 from Dr. Werner Fink 2011-11-07 15:09:04 UTC --- Now it seems someone has cold feets here -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c6 Bernd Weigelt changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |weigelt.bernd@web.de --- Comment #6 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-07 17:22:37 UTC --- I've added your changes to my local syslog-service-generator,looks good now. thx Bernd schleppi:/home/bernd # systemctl status syslog.service syslog.service - System Logging Service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/syslog.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:18:25 +0100; 5s ago Process: 4579 ExecStart=/sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 4575 ExecStartPre=/var/run/rsyslog/addsockets (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 4571 ExecStartPre=/bin/systemctl stop systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 4584 (rsyslogd) CGroup: name=systemd:/system/syslog.service └ 4584 /sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.conf -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c7 --- Comment #7 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-09 17:23:49 UTC --- Could it be, that there is another problem between systemd and rsyslogd? I`ve added your changes to my local files at Nov 7, make a 'sysctl restart syslog.service', looks good at this moment But after the systemboot today, yesterday i didn't take a look to this problem, the /etc/rsyslog.early.conf is used again. I'm going back to the original syslog-service-generator from Oct 28, make a 'sysctl restart syslog.service', /etc/rsyslog.early.conf is used. I change now the the line from my first post, make sysctl restart syslog.service, /etc/rsyslog.early.conf is used. Oops ;-) Then i restart my system (reboot) and after that /etc/rsyslog.conf is used. And the bootmessages are in /var/log/messages, so i think after boot /etc/rsyslog.early.conf is used for a short time. FYI: I uninstall rsyslog and install syslog-ng for testing before the reboot and the changes to syslog-service-generator and make a 'sysctl restart syslog.service', but the systemd wants to use the noexisting rsyslogd, too. In the /etc/sysconfig syslog is set to syslog-ng by yast, but this is ignored. For me it is a little difficult to make a better description, because english is not my native language ;-) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c8 --- Comment #8 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-12 12:33:46 UTC --- After update the logserver to 12.1, there is the same problem, i have to comment out the line in syslog-service-generator, only this make remote-logging work. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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14 Nov 14 Nov

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c9 Dr. Werner Fink changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoProvider|maintenance@opensuse.org |weigelt.bernd@web.de --- Comment #9 from Dr. Werner Fink 2011-11-14 08:50:27 UTC --- Which line do you have commented out? config=/etc/rsyslog.conf ?? this would lead to the assumption that you do not have any action line in /etc/rsyslog.conf using the @ sysmbol ... right? This because after my change the part for rsyslogd looks like this one: rsyslogd) syslog=rsyslogd config=/etc/rsyslog.conf socksdir=/var/run/rsyslog socks=$socksdir/additional-log-sockets.conf # # In hope this works with the rsyslog.early.conf file # (hard to implement for rsyslog with its includes/if # statements)... # if test -s "$config" ; then while read select action ; do case "$select" in \#*|"") continue esac case "$action" in *@*) network=network.target break esac done < ${config} test -z "$network" && config=/etc/rsyslog.early.conf else config=/etc/rsyslog.early.conf fi if test -r "$config" ; then while read one two rest ; do if test "$one" = '$ModLoad' -a "$two" = 'imklog.so' ; then start_klogd=no break fi done < $config fi /bin/mkdir -p -m 0755 ${socksdir#/var} touch ${socks#/var} compat=${RSYSLOGD_COMPAT_VERSION:-${RSYSLOGD_NATIVE_VERSION}} params="-c ${compat:-3} -f $config $RSYSLOGD_PARAMS" ;; -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c10 --- Comment #10 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-14 14:51:45 UTC --- I comment out the third line | rsyslogd) | syslog=rsyslogd |# config=/etc/rsyslog.early.conf | socksdir=/var/run/rsyslog This is the only change, i have made. I have tested _your_ changes, but then every time /etc/rsyslog.early.conf is used. So i'm going back to the original file and make only my change. eddie:/home/bernd # systemctl status syslog.service syslog.service - System Logging Service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/syslog.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:06:15 +0100; 31min ago Process: 981 ExecStart=/sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 979 ExecStartPre=/var/run/rsyslog/addsockets (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 922 ExecStartPre=/bin/systemctl stop systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 982 (rsyslogd) CGroup: name=systemd:/system/syslog.service └ 982 /sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.conf -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c11 --- Comment #11 from Dr. Werner Fink 2011-11-14 14:55:34 UTC --- but the f9le I've fixed uses config=/etc/rsyslog.conf that is without early, please test out the latest file. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c12 --- Comment #12 from Dr. Werner Fink 2011-11-14 14:56:32 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=461906) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=461906) Latest syslog-service-generator file -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c13 --- Comment #13 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-14 15:32:58 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=461910) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=461910) Log the test -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c14 --- Comment #14 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-14 15:38:19 UTC --- Hi i've added a log file for the test, please take a look at the end ;-) Your changes only work with if-up nt with NM FYI: I've seen a similar problem on my server with postfix, systemd and NM Postfix only works correct with if-up and systemd, with NM it didn't deliver mails. if-up is ok for my server with only one networkconnection, my other systems need NM, they have WLAN/UMTS/Ethernet... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c Dr. Werner Fink changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachment #461910|text/x-log |text/plain mime type| | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c15 --- Comment #15 from Dr. Werner Fink 2011-11-14 15:48:00 UTC --- OK ... then which service is rewriting /etc/rsyslog.conf in such a way that it does not need network anymore? See the line test -z "$network" && config=/etc/rsyslog.early.conf in the generator script ... without network the /etc/rsyslog.early.conf is used. You may comment out this line an rerun your tests. Nevertheless I'd like to know which service is changing /etc/rsyslog.conf -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c16 --- Comment #16 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-14 16:14:39 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=461921) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=461921) comment out 'test -z ....' -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c17 --- Comment #17 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-14 16:15:41 UTC --- Systemd is to fast for NM? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c18 Neil Rickert changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |nrickert@ameritech.net --- Comment #18 from Neil Rickert 2011-11-23 05:38:14 UTC --- I am having a similar problem. Reading the comments above, I am confused by this in #15: OK ... then which service is rewriting /etc/rsyslog.conf in such a way that it does not need network anymore? What confuses me, is the assumption that you can tell whether network is needed from "rsyslog.conf". I want rsyslog to listen on the network, and I configure that in "/etc/rsyslog.d/remote.conf". There is noting in "/etc/rsyslog.conf" that indicates whether I want it to listen on port 514 udp. When rsyslog is running with the early conf file, it does not listen on port 514. When running with the standard rsyslog.conf, it does listen (assuming that remote.conf has configured it to listen). I am trying to record my router logs, and I need rsyslog to listen on the network for that. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c19 --- Comment #19 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-23 10:48:29 UTC ---

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I am trying to record my router logs, and I need rsyslog to listen on the network for that.

The only thing you have to do, comment out the line in my first post, this works on 6 machines for me. @Werner: sorry, that i can't say more, but with my change it worksforme -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c20 --- Comment #20 from Bernd Weigelt 2011-11-23 10:53:34 UTC --- IMHO there is a problem, because systemd doesn't read in a new config after changes. systemd start with rsyslog.early.conf, but ignore the step to rsyslog.conf. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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6 Dec 6 Dec

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c21 Joel Baltazor changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |joelb@metal-fabinc.com --- Comment #21 from Joel Baltazor 2011-12-06 16:20:19 UTC --- I was having the same problem. I tried the #12 attachment without luck. I also tried commenting out the line "test -z" line without success. I know this may not be a great solution, but I needed rsyslog to work again since it was configured as a remote syslog receiver, so I edited /etc/init.d/earlysyslog and changed config=/etc/rsyslog.early.conf to /etc/rsyslog.conf . I'm sure there are many reasons why I should not have done this, but it got my rsyslog working again. -Joel -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c22 Peter Conrad changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |conrad-novell.com@quisquis. | |de --- Comment #22 from Peter Conrad 2011-12-07 16:13:17 UTC --- Like Neil (comment #18), I'm confused. The logic in comment #9 is basically this: 1. Check if /etc/rsyslog.conf contains an action specifying remote logging 2.a) If so, create a dependency on network.target (that is logical) 2.b) If not, use /etc/rsyslog.early.conf instead and don't create a dependency on network.target. Step 2b is rubbish, IMO: - If /etc/rsyslog.early.conf contains a remote logging action, the result is inconsistent (missing dependency on network.target). - There's more than one difference between /etc/rsyslog{.early,}.conf, and those have nothing to do with networking. In my case, I've created some /etc/rsyslog.d/* files which are being ignored, because /etc/rsyslog.early.conf doesn't include /etc/rsyslog.d/*. If my (admittedly limited) understanding of systemd is correct, rsyslog.early.conf is no longer needed at all. Simply use rsyslog.conf, auto-create the network dependency when required (like in 2.a), and leave the rest to systemd. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c23 --- Comment #23 from Joel Baltazor 2011-12-07 20:40:13 UTC --- (In reply to comment #21)

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I was having the same problem. I tried the #12 attachment without luck. I also tried commenting out the line "test -z" line without success.

I know this may not be a great solution, but I needed rsyslog to work again since it was configured as a remote syslog receiver, so I edited /etc/init.d/earlysyslog and changed config=/etc/rsyslog.early.conf to /etc/rsyslog.conf .

I'm sure there are many reasons why I should not have done this, but it got my rsyslog working again.

-Joel

Disregard that, apparently that change didn't fix it and it working was a fluke. I rebooted again and my machine went back to using rsyslog.early.conf. Today I tried a few other things that appear to be working: In /lib/systemd/system/syslog.service I have added network.service to the "After=" lines so that it looks like this: After=var-run.mount network.target I also changed /lib/systemd/system-generators/syslog-service-generator . Each instance of rsyslog.early.conf was change to just "rsyslog.conf" . I have rebooted a number of times today and rsyslog is still using rsysylog.conf and not rsyslog.early.conf -Joel -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c24 Klaus Slott changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |k.slott@vink-slott.dk --- Comment #24 from Klaus Slott 2011-12-28 17:32:18 UTC --- (In reply to comment #23) It seems to be related that A fresh installed 12.1 client machine is unable to log to at remote server. After start rsyslog is keeps running on early.conf so it newer read remote.conf I temporary solved it by editing as Joel described.

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I also changed /lib/systemd/system-generators/syslog-service-generator . Each instance of rsyslog.early.conf was change to just "rsyslog.conf" .

I did not change /lib/systemd/system/syslog.service though. In remote.conf I enabled rsyslog to use a spool file and this seems to work. About 30 seconds after DHCP transactions is done, rsyslog flushes all boot messages to my syslog server. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c25 Marius Tomaschewski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jnelson-suse@jamponi.net --- Comment #25 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-01-10 11:52:42 UTC --- *** Bug 740105 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740105 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c26 Wilfred van Velzen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P5 - None |P3 - Medium Severity|Minor |Normal --- Comment #26 from Wilfred van Velzen 2012-01-27 10:26:42 UTC --- I upped the 'importance' and 'severity' because rsyslogd (an important service) isn't working as it supposed to be. For instance I need it to use configuration additions in /etc/rsyslogd. And there isn't a suggested and clear workaround mentioned in the above discussion. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c27 andrew cooke changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |andrew@acooke.org --- Comment #27 from andrew cooke 2012-01-28 20:05:28 UTC --- i have just spent a long, frustrating afternoon trying to configure logging by changing rsyslog.conf in opensuse 12.1. eventually i found this bug report. for over 6 months the logging system hasn't been working as documented. not happy :o( -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c28 Wilfred van Velzen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P3 - Medium |P2 - High Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|weigelt.bernd@web.de | Severity|Normal |Major --- Comment #28 from Wilfred van Velzen 2012-02-03 13:05:12 UTC --- Werner, what information exactly are you waiting on to be able to fix this? Is it this? "Nevertheless I'd like to know which service is changing /etc/rsyslog.conf" I can hardly imagine a service is touching a config file! And how that would be relevant to this issue, because the issue is /etc/rsyslog.conf isn't used, while it should be. Not that it is somehow changed (which it isn't as far as I can tell)... (I upped the importance again, because a correctly working logging service is a primary function of any OS, and is needed to be able to trace other issues) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c Wilfred van Velzen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version|Factory |Final -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c29 Dr. Werner Fink changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |mt@suse.com --- Comment #29 from Dr. Werner Fink 2012-02-03 15:24:41 UTC --- I've simply now time to investigate. Currently I'm hunting memory leaks in the ksh to solve some L3 bugs. For this problem I'd like to mention that rsyslogd has two configuration files with and without network support. I dont't know why the syslog-service-generator can not choose the correct one. IMHO the rsyslog part should only have *one* configuration file as anything else will always show the risk that the generator coose the wrong one. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c30 --- Comment #30 from Dr. Werner Fink 2012-02-03 16:35:43 UTC --- I've just removed the early configuration setup for networkless configuration as thius would require a restart of rsyslogd and this is very risky with systemd. This may work for SysVinit but with systemd if there is no slogger for a short while this may cause trouble. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c31 Dr. Werner Fink changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachment #461906|0 |1 is obsolete| | --- Comment #31 from Dr. Werner Fink 2012-02-03 16:37:08 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=474340) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=474340) /lib/systemd/system-generator/syslog-service-generator You may give this one a try -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c32 --- Comment #32 from Wilfred van Velzen 2012-02-03 17:01:55 UTC --- Does this need more than a restart of the service, after replacing the original file with the new generator file? Otherwise it isn't working: # rcsyslog status redirecting to systemctl syslog.service - System Logging Service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/syslog.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:45:46 +0100; 3 days ago Process: 10003 ExecReload=/sbin/killproc -p /var/run/rsyslogd.pid -HUP /sbin/rsyslogd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 877 ExecStart=/sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.earlyconf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 871 ExecStartPre=/var/run/rsyslog/addsockets (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 814 ExecStartPre=/bin/systemctl stop systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 880 (rsyslogd) CGroup: name=systemd:/system/syslog.service └ 880 /sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.early.conf # rcsyslog restart redirecting to systemctl # rcsyslog status redirecting to systemctl syslog.service - System Logging Service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/syslog.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:55:25 +0100; 2s ago Process: 10003 ExecReload=/sbin/killproc -p /var/run/rsyslogd.pid -HUP /sbin/rsyslogd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 7799 ExecStart=/sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.early.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 7797 ExecStartPre=/var/run/rsyslog/addsockets (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 7795 ExecStartPre=/bin/systemctl stop systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 7801 (rsyslogd) CGroup: name=systemd:/system/syslog.service └ 7801 /sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.early.conf -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c33 --- Comment #33 from Dr. Werner Fink 2012-02-03 17:30:51 UTC --- The systemd generators will be run at boot ... or by hand also systemctl may have an option to run the generators -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c34 --- Comment #34 from Jon Nelson 2012-02-03 20:00:10 UTC --- Why not just have two services that are mutually exclusive, instead of this service-switching thing which appears to be very fragile? syslog-early syslog -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c35 --- Comment #35 from Wilfred van Velzen 2012-02-03 20:03:14 UTC --- I don't think systemctl has this option. I can't find anything in the man page about 'generator', nor does the 'reenable' command fix it. I don't know exactly what you mean 'by hand' but doing: /lib/systemd/system-generators # systemctl stop syslog.service /lib/systemd/system-generators # ./syslog-service-generator /lib/systemd/system-generators # systemctl start syslog.service /lib/systemd/system-generators # systemctl status syslog.service syslog.service - System Logging Service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/syslog.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:51:56 +0100; 6s ago Process: 9548 ExecStart=/sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.early.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 9546 ExecStartPre=/var/run/rsyslog/addsockets (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 9543 ExecStartPre=/bin/systemctl stop systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 9550 (rsyslogd) CGroup: name=systemd:/system/syslog.service └ 9550 /sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.early.conf Didn't fix it as you can see... But rebooting did the trick! Afterwards: # ps $(pgrep syslog) PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 1239 ? Sl 0:00 /sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.conf -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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11:20

New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c36 Pavel gretchishkin changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |pavel.gretchishkin@gmail.co | |m --- Comment #36 from Pavel gretchishkin 2012-02-05 11:20:06 UTC --- The same problem with if-up on x86. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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15:32

New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c37 --- Comment #37 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-08 15:32:16 UTC --- I think it needs something like: systemctl --system daemon-reload or systemctl --system daemon-reexec to let it know about a change. BTW: (In reply to comment #36)

...

The same problem with if-up on x86.

Which one? Please describe in a new bug report but before, install last sysconfig update [released yesterday?], that contains this fix: - Added X-Systemd-RemainAfterExit: true LSB header (bnc#727771) and systemd from: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/fcrozat:/systemd/openSUSE_12... The systemd bug fixes remotefs dependencies [nfs started before network; causing a start + stops of the network]. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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13:02

New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c38 --- Comment #38 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-10 13:02:30 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=475595) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=475595) Proposed patch for the syslog-service-generator on 12.1 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c39 --- Comment #39 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-10 13:03:20 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=475596) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=475596) Prposed /lib/systemd/system-generator/syslog-service-generator -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c40 --- Comment #40 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-10 13:28:40 UTC --- I'd like to propose an another approach: We define a new sysconfig variable allowing the user to override the detection: ## Type: list("",yes,no) ## Default: "" SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK="" Using this variable, we can drop the autodetection code for rsyslogd completely and act as defined in the variable. When the variable isn't set to "yes", rsyslog will be started early, but without to use the early config -- it is smart enough to handle most cases when the correct config lines has been commented out in the /etc/rsyslog.d/remote.conf: # An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is # down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again. $WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog # where to place spool files $ActionQueueFileName uniqName # unique name prefix for spool files $ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 1g # 1gb space limit (use as much as possible) $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on # save messages to disk on shutdown $ActionQueueType LinkedList # run asynchronously $ActionResumeRetryCount -1 # infinite retries if host is down # Remote logging via UDP # remote host is: name/ip:port, e.g. 192.168.0.1:514, port optional *.* @172.16.20.200 it also works when rsyslog listens: # UDP Syslog Server: $ModLoad imudp.so # provides UDP syslog reception #$UDPServerAddress 172.16.20.1 $UDPServerRun 514 # start a UDP syslog server at standard port 514 _except_ the user is trying to bind a specific IP address using the $UDPServerAddress 172.16.20.1 line [as the IP not set when network is stopped or not yet started]. The on-disk queue are required settings also in case of the another possibilities, such as logging into sql database, ... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c41 Marius Tomaschewski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|mt@suse.com | --- Comment #41 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-10 13:29:09 UTC --- see above. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c42 Marius Tomaschewski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |ASSIGNED CC| |pczanik@genesi-usa.com, | |werner@suse.com AssignedTo|werner@suse.com |mt@suse.com --- Comment #42 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-10 15:37:51 UTC --- I've applied a first version of the proposed changes to: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mtomaschewski:/branches:/ope... The sysvinit script aren't adopted yet to use the variable and it is not yet tested. Werner: I've reassigned to me and will ping you for a review when it is done. Peter: FYI -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c43 --- Comment #43 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-13 14:59:03 UTC --- OK, my test package is in syslog-service >= 1.4.1-750.751: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mtomaschewski:/branches:/ope... Please test and provide feedback. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c44 --- Comment #44 from Jon Nelson 2012-02-13 15:36:28 UTC --- After installing the updated rpm: goblin:~ # systemctl --system daemon-reload goblin:~ # /etc/init.d/syslog restart redirecting to systemctl Job failed. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details. goblin:~ # goblin:~ # systemctl status syslog.service syslog.service - System Logging Service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/syslog.service; enabled) Active: failed since Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:32:45 -0600; 12s ago Process: 3911 ExecStart=/sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.conf (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Process: 3909 ExecStartPre=/var/run/rsyslog/addsockets (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 3907 ExecStartPre=/bin/systemctl stop systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 12383 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CGroup: name=systemd:/system/syslog.service goblin:~ # ps wax | grep rsys 4334 pts/1 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto rsys 12409 ? Sl 0:06 /sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.conf goblin:~ # kill 12409 goblin:~ # ps wax | grep rsys 4338 pts/1 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto rsys goblin:~ # rcsyslog start redirecting to systemctl goblin:~ # ps wax | grep rsys 4353 ? Sl 0:00 /sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -f /etc/rsyslog.conf 4360 pts/1 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto rsys goblin:~ # A few things, then: 1. after updating the rpm, 'rcsyslog restart' failed. Not sure why. 2. One of the benefits of systemd is process restarting -- that does not appear to be working here. Why not? I'll reboot the box and see if it comes up properly in a moment. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c45 --- Comment #45 from Jon Nelson 2012-02-13 15:44:09 UTC --- After reboot, the syslog service is running properly (or, at least, it appears to be). However, might I suggest a re-wording of the comment starting with "It may cause....": # implementation of the init / systemd scripts. It may cause # a try to detect whether network is required for the config # or choose one of the above modi. The above reads poorly for me. I respectfully submit that an alteration might be worthwhile, however I have no concrete suggestions. x -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c46 --- Comment #46 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-13 20:16:00 UTC --- (In reply to comment #44)

...

A few things, then:

1. after updating the rpm, 'rcsyslog restart' failed. Not sure why.

Hmm... never happened to me while I were testing it. I'll retest it tomorrow again. Which systemd are you using? Please take this one: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/fcrozat:/systemd/openSUSE_12... there were a dependency problem in the older packages causing strange things (start/restart triggered start+stop). (In reply to comment #45)

...

After reboot, the syslog service is running properly (or, at least, it appears to be).

OK.

...

However, might I suggest a re-wording of the comment starting with "It may cause....":

# implementation of the init / systemd scripts. It may cause # a try to detect whether network is required for the config # or choose one of the above modi.

The above reads poorly for me. I respectfully submit that an alteration might be worthwhile, however I have no concrete suggestions. x

:-) Anybody in Cc -- feel free to propose a better description: ## Type: list(yes,no,"") ## Default: "" ## Config: "" ## ServiceRestart: syslog # # Specify whether the syslog configuration requires network. # Set to "yes" to delay the syslog daemon start until network # is already started, set to "no" to start it earlier. # # The behavior of the default setting "" depends on the daemon # specified in the SYSLOG_DAEMON variable and on the current # implementation of the init / systemd scripts. It may cause # a try to detect whether network is required for the config # or choose one of the above modi. # SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK="" What currently happens is: syslogd / syslog-ng: try to detect rsyslogd : just start earlier Well, it we can _keep_ the detection, but instead of the "usually not working one" checking rsyslog.conf, we check like this: while read line ; do case $line in \#*|"") continue ;; # comment or empty *) echo network=network.target ; break ;; # there is something esac done < /etc/rsyslog.d/remote.conf # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and have an usually working variant [an no alternation in text]. Hmm... I think, this is the way to go. Opinions? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c47 --- Comment #47 from Jon Nelson 2012-02-13 21:07:01 UTC --- I don't think that will work. The admin may provide /other files/ in /etc/rsyslog.d that require networky bits. Why does rsyslog-early.conf even exist? Won't rsyslog retry forever if the network is down? What's the problem with *always* using rsyslog.conf ? I think the default should be: assume network needed - it's likely to be the far more common case that machines will have networking than not - why _default_ to the far-less-likely case? Perhaps if somebody really doesn't want rsyslog to require networking, then /etc/sysconfig/syslog is an appropriate place to set that -- but I'd suggest that the default should be that it requires networking (at least to start) and not the other way around. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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21:05

New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c48 --- Comment #48 from Klaus Slott 2012-02-15 21:05:24 UTC --- (In reply to comment #47)

...

Why does rsyslog-early.conf even exist? Won't rsyslog retry forever if the network is down? What's the problem with *always* using rsyslog.conf ?

I think the default should be: assume network needed

I agree with John. As I stated in comment 24 rsyslog runs perfectly fine if configured with a spool file together with remote logging. I have done this since my posting. Default configuration do not specify remote logging so it will work as expected. I think a sysadmin will only enable remote logging if he knows he has network access! I would suggest that the only patch needed is a comment in remote.conf with a recommendation that the spool file should also be enabled, when remote logging is setup. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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16 Feb 16 Feb

11:48

New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c49 --- Comment #49 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-16 11:47:58 UTC --- (In reply to comment #47)

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I don't think that will work. The admin may provide /other files/ in /etc/rsyslog.d that require networky bits.

The admin that prefers other files should be able to set: SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK=yes

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Why does rsyslog-early.conf even exist?

Artifact from attic versions that were not smart enough to catch some failures.

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Won't rsyslog retry forever if the network is down?

Yes, it will retry from time to time (every 30sec?).

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What's the problem with *always* using rsyslog.conf ?

There is _no_ problem. The rsyslog.early.conf _is_ obsolete in the packages above (comment 43): http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mtomaschewski:/branches:/ope... The packages _are_ using rsyslog.conf only (+ its includes). The early config is still shipped, but only to catch the systemd generator problem. A syslog restart after update would fail when I would drop it completely now [-> 12.2]. When on-disk queues are enabled, rsyslog will not loose any messages. When on-disk queues are not enabled, it will log into local files and start to log remotely as soon as it reaches the log host. But using any kind of remote or db logging without on-disk queues is simply a admin configuration bug.

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I think the default should be: assume network needed - it's likely to be the far more common case that machines will have networking than not - why _default_ to the far-less-likely case? Perhaps if somebody really doesn't want rsyslog to require networking, then /etc/sysconfig/syslog is an appropriate place to set that -- but I'd suggest that the default should be that it requires networking (at least to start) and not the other way around.

No, I do not agree. I'd say >50% of the users are desktop/notebook users that do not log remotely. It makes sense to start the syslog daemon as soon as possible to write the messages down before they get dropped because the buffers aren't endless. Note, that remote logging can't be even a default, because it _has_ to be configured: you have to provide the name / IP of the log host. (In reply to comment #48)

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Default configuration do not specify remote logging so it will work as expected. I think a sysadmin will only enable remote logging if he knows he has network access!

It will work as expected also _without_ any network dependency. With on-disk queues, you don't need network to start rsyslog. It will write the messages into the on-disk queues until it is able to send them to the log host.

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I would suggest that the only patch needed is a comment in remote.conf with a recommendation that the spool file should also be enabled, when remote logging is setup.

The recommendation was always there: .. # Remote Logging (we use TCP for reliable delivery) # An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is # down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again. #$WorkDirectory RSYSLOG_SPOOL_DIR # where to place spool files #$ActionQueueFileName uniqName # unique name prefix for spool files #$ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 1g # 1gb space limit (use as much as possible) #$ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on # save messages to disk on shutdown #$ActionQueueType LinkedList # run asynchronously #$ActionResumeRetryCount -1 # infinite retries if host is down # remote host is: name/ip:port, e.g. 192.168.0.1:514, port optional #*.* @@remote-host .. The current packages already make it even clearer: ## ## === When you're using remote logging, enable on-disk queues === ## === in rsyslog.d/remote.conf. When neccesary also set the === ## === SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK=yes in /etc/sysconfig/syslog. === ## .. # ######### Enable On-Disk queues for remote logging ########## # # An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is # down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again. # Note again: SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK=yes in /etc/sysconfig/syslog is not required, except in special cases, e.g. you want to bind to listen on a specific IP (see comment 40), that is when you are on the _log_ _host_ and you configure it like this: # UDP Syslog Server: $ModLoad imudp.so # provides UDP syslog reception $UDPServerAddress 172.16.20.1 #^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ $UDPServerRun 514 # start a UDP syslog server at standard port 514 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c50 --- Comment #50 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-16 12:13:30 UTC --- OK, it seems there is some confusion, so I try again: - There are syslog-service [, syslogd] and also rsyslog packages in the home:mtomaschewski:branches:openSUSE:12.1:Update:Test repo. - The /etc/rsyslog.early.conf is installed but just to catch update. It will be not used any more [after reboot under systemd; gererator]. It is marked obsolete: ## ## NOTE: This config file is obsolete and will be dropped in ## further package versions. Even while early syslog ## start, the /etc/rsyslog.conf file is used now. ## - rsyslog is always started using /etc/rsyslog.conf [includes remote.conf]. - when any kind of remote logging is in use, the admin has to enable on-disk queues _anyway_ [... or has to live with some messages that will be not sent to log host e.g. when the network gets stopped or is not yet started]. Not enabling on-disk queues with any kind of remote logging is a configuration problem made by the admin, not a bug. The /etc/rsyslog.conf and /etc/rsyslog.d/remote.conf contain an explicit notes: ## ## === When you're using remote logging, enable on-disk queues === ## === in rsyslog.d/remote.conf. When neccesary also set the === ## === SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK=yes in /etc/sysconfig/syslog. === ## to enable on-disk queues for remote logging. This is explained very well in rsyslog documentation too. - rsyslog does not need network to start with enabled logging to remote log host because it is smart enough: it writes them to on-disk queues and sends them later. - rsyslog is started early/before network by default. This default is configurable via SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK=yes in /etc/sysconfig/syslog to catch special cases, like log servers using bind to a specific IP address, and start it after network. - Detection of remote logging isn't reliable [without to follow the include globs, ...] and we'll not even try to detect it any more. => IMO fixed. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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13:26

New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c51 --- Comment #51 from Jon Nelson 2012-02-16 13:26:20 UTC --- Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. After reading it, I believe that the situation you describe is ideal, and I'm 100% for it. I would like to make a small suggestion, and that is to alter the comment: ## === in rsyslog.d/remote.conf. When neccesary also set the === ## === SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK=yes in /etc/sysconfig/syslog. === such that it identifies /when/ the setting should be 'yes' - in your description you provide an example that I think would work very nicely. I am looking forward to seeing the updated systemd and rsyslog packages, and I would like to thank you for your work and and attention to these issues! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c52 --- Comment #52 from Peter Conrad 2012-02-16 15:07:17 UTC --- (In reply to comment #50)

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- There are syslog-service [, syslogd] and also rsyslog packages in the home:mtomaschewski:branches:openSUSE:12.1:Update:Test repo.

Installing rsyslog-5.8.5-6.4.test.1, sysconfig-0.75.4-2.8.test.1 and syslog-service-1.4.1-750.752.test.1 works for me. Thanks a lot! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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17 Feb 17 Feb

10:25

New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c53 --- Comment #53 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-17 10:25:44 UTC --- (In reply to comment #51)

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## === in rsyslog.d/remote.conf. When neccesary also set the === ## === SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK=yes in /etc/sysconfig/syslog. ===

such that it identifies /when/ the setting should be 'yes' - in your description you provide an example that I think would work very nicely.

OK!

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I am looking forward to seeing the updated systemd and rsyslog packages, and I would like to thank you for your work and and attention to these issues!

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20 Feb 20 Feb

12:38

New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c54 Marius Tomaschewski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |maintenance@opensuse.org --- Comment #54 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-20 12:38:32 UTC --- new text is: ## === When you're using remote logging, enable on-disk queues === ## === in rsyslog.d/remote.conf. When neccesary also set the === ## === SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK=yes in /etc/sysconfig/syslog, === ## === e.g. when rsyslog has to receive on a specific IP only. === + example: # UDP Syslog Server: #$ModLoad imudp.so # provides UDP syslog reception ##$UDPServerAddress 10.10.0.1 # force to listen on this IP only, ## # needs SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK=yes. #$UDPServerRun 514 # start a UDP syslog server at standard port 514 Werner, Mr. Maintenance, I've submitted both packages now, OK? 106034 State:review By:mtomaschewski When:2012-02-20T13:29:56 submit: home:mtomaschewski:branches:openSUSE:12.1:Update:Test/rsyslog -> openSUSE:12.1:Update:Test Review by Group is new: maintenance-opensuse.org Descr: bnc#728565: rsyslog config cleanup, only rsyslog.early.conf were used 106033 State:review By:mtomaschewski When:2012-02-20T13:28:46 submit: home:mtomaschewski:branches:openSUSE:12.1:Update:Test/syslogd -> openSUSE:12.1:Update:Test Review by Group is new: maintenance-opensuse.org Descr: bnc#728565: syslog-service scripts, only rsyslog.early.conf were used + Going to merge into Base:System & factory now. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c55 --- Comment #55 from Bernhard Wiedemann 2012-02-20 14:00:19 CET --- This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration: This bug (728565) was mentioned in https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/106033 12.1 / syslogd https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/106034 12.1 / rsyslog -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c56 Benjamin Brunner changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED InfoProvider|maintenance@opensuse.org | --- Comment #56 from Benjamin Brunner 2012-02-20 15:18:04 CET --- Started an update for syslogd and rsyslog. Thank you for the submission. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c57 --- Comment #57 from Bernhard Wiedemann 2012-02-20 19:00:14 CET --- This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration: This bug (728565) was mentioned in https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/106105 Factory / rsyslog -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c58 --- Comment #58 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-20 18:02:04 UTC --- Submitted to factory too, request #106106 and #106105. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c59 --- Comment #59 from Bernhard Wiedemann 2012-02-20 20:00:09 CET --- This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration: This bug (728565) was mentioned in https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/106106 Factory / syslogd -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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10:41

New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c60 Marius Tomaschewski changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #60 from Marius Tomaschewski 2012-02-21 10:40:56 UTC --- (In reply to comment #56)

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Started an update for syslogd and rsyslog. Thank you for the submission.

OK, thanks! So IMO this issue is fixed now. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 728565] rsyslogd: only rsyslog.early.conf is used

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728565#c61 --- Comment #61 from Jon Nelson 2012-03-05 18:42:38 UTC --- Just got this after updating with the official release: systemctl --system daemon-reload and dmesg shows: [112594.941424] systemd[1]: Reloading. [112595.128230] systemd[1]: /lib/systemd/system-generators/syslog-service-generator exited with exit status 1. I had to figure out that I had to stop the old service (by hand), then run systemctl --system daemon-reload, *then* start it. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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