Rsyslogd not logging to file

[Earthenware]

Hi,

On my system, Rsyslogd sometimes stops logging to files. It's random and happens maybe every other week. It doesn't coincide with any changes or updates.

I found a diagnostic that told me to run the following command:
/usr/sbin/rsyslogd -f/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf -N1

The output is:
rsyslogd: version 5.8.6, config validation run (level 1), master config /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
rsyslogd: WARNING: rsyslogd is running in compatibility mode. Automatically generated config directives may interfer with your rsyslog.conf settings. We suggest upgrading your config and adding -c5 as the first rsyslogd option.
rsyslogd: Warning: backward compatibility layer added to following directive to rsyslog.conf: ModLoad immark
rsyslogd: Warning: backward compatibility layer added to following directive to rsyslog.conf: MarkMessagePeriod 1200
rsyslogd: Warning: backward compatibility layer added to following directive to rsyslog.conf: ModLoad imuxsock
rsyslogd: End of config validation run. Bye.

So, it looks like I have to add -c5 as the first syslogd option.

The problem is, I have absolutely no idea how to do this. Can anyone help please?

[N4RPS]

Hello!

Catfish found these instances of syslog.conf. You can try editing one of these in the Text Editor (Leafpad):

Code:

sudo leafpad /etc/rsyslog.conf
sudo leafpad /etc/init/rsyslog.conf

Hope this helps...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[Earthenware]

Thanks for the help.

I tried some changes but they didn't make any difference.

I need a reliable syslog so I've removed rsyslogd and I'm trying syslog-ng now. It's working fine at the moment. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it's reliable.