Your message dated Wed, 26 Nov 2025 01:19:19 +0000
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and subject line Bug#1112379: fixed in socklog 2.1.2+repack-1
has caused the Debian Bug report #1112379,
regarding socklog-run: installing socklog-run without runit-init does not start
logger as expected
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Package: socklog-run
Version: 2.1.0+repack-6
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainers,
I wanted to install a system log daemon on a new test installation of
Devuan running sysv-init. I looked at the selection of system logging
daemons on offer and, being keen on the runit family of software, I
chose socklog-run as a nice minimal solution.
root@devuan:~# apt-get install system-log-daemon
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package system-log-daemon is a virtual package provided by:
syslog-ng-core 4.8.1-5
socklog-run 2.1.0+repack-6
rsyslog 8.2504.0-1devuan1
inetutils-syslogd 2:2.6-3
busybox-syslogd 1:1.37.0-6
You should explicitly select one to install.
As expected, this pulled in and started runit-run.
root@devuan:~# apt-get install socklog-run
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
ipsvd runit runit-run socklog sysuser-helper
Suggested packages:
ucspi-unix runit-services xchpst
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ipsvd runit runit-run socklog socklog-run sysuser-helper
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 302 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,267 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Get:1 http://gb.deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur/main amd64 ipsvd amd64 1.0.0-12
[69.6 kB]
Get:2 http://gb.deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur/main amd64 sysuser-helper all
1.6.0 [11.6 kB]
Get:3 http://gb.deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur/main amd64 runit amd64 2.2.0-3
[143 kB]
Get:4 http://gb.deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur/main amd64 runit-run all
2.2.0-3 [13.7 kB]
Get:5 http://gb.deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur/main amd64 socklog amd64
2.1.0+repack-6 [54.0 kB]
Get:6 http://gb.deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur/main amd64 socklog-run amd64
2.1.0+repack-6 [10.2 kB]
Fetched 302 kB in 0s (1,209 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package ipsvd.
(Reading database ... 133857 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-ipsvd_1.0.0-12_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ipsvd (1.0.0-12) ...
Selecting previously unselected package sysuser-helper.
Preparing to unpack .../1-sysuser-helper_1.6.0_all.deb ...
Unpacking sysuser-helper (1.6.0) ...
Selecting previously unselected package runit.
Preparing to unpack .../2-runit_2.2.0-3_amd64.deb ...
runit: setting up for runsvchdir
runit: current symlink succesfully created
Unpacking runit (2.2.0-3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package runit-run.
Preparing to unpack .../3-runit-run_2.2.0-3_all.deb ...
Unpacking runit-run (2.2.0-3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package socklog.
Preparing to unpack .../4-socklog_2.1.0+repack-6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking socklog (2.1.0+repack-6) ...
Selecting previously unselected package socklog-run.
Preparing to unpack .../5-socklog-run_2.1.0+repack-6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking socklog-run (2.1.0+repack-6) ...
Setting up socklog (2.1.0+repack-6) ...
Setting up ipsvd (1.0.0-12) ...
Setting up sysuser-helper (1.6.0) ...
Setting up runit (2.2.0-3) ...
Creating group '_runit-log' with GID 996.
Creating user '_runit-log' (runit svlogd user) with UID 996 and GID 996.
Setting up socklog-run (2.1.0+repack-6) ...
Creating group '_socklog-unix' with GID 995.
Creating user '_socklog-unix' (Socklog unix user) with UID 995 and GID 995.
Creating group '_socklog-klog' with GID 994.
Creating user '_socklog-klog' (Socklog klog user) with UID 994 and GID 994.
Creating group '_socklog-inet' with GID 993.
Creating user '_socklog-inet' (Socklog inet user) with UID 993 and GID 993.
Creating group '_socklog-ucspi-tcp' with GID 992.
Creating user '_socklog-ucspi-tcp' (Socklog ucspi-tcp user) with UID 992 and
GID 992.
Creating group '_socklog-notify' with GID 991.
Creating user '_socklog-notify' (Socklog notify user) with UID 991 and GID 991.
Setting up runit-run (2.2.0-3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1) ...
I was surprised, however, that the service didn't get started
automatically:
root@devuan:~# sv status /etc/service/*
fail: /etc/service/*: unable to change to service directory: file does not exist
I needed to run:
root@devuan:~# update-service --add socklog-unix
I see in the source package's runit control file it is set to start
automatically, but this is not effective with runit-run.
In general this is the correct behaviour: we don't want runit-run
starting services that the superior process supervisor has also
started. But in this case socklog-run is *only* started by runit and
users would expect that installing it would start the logging service,
the same as the other alternative packages with Provides:
system-log-daemon.
The need to perform another operation is not mentioned in the package
decription or the README.Debian for socklog or socklog-run.
(I also notice the README.Debian has an incorrect path for the extra
documentation to configure socklog - need to add 'html/'.)
I suggest one of two solutions:
1) Extend the postinst maintscript to install the service (using
update-service if this is appropriate in a maintscript) for this
package.
2) Consider updating runit-helper always to install services in the rare
case of packages that only have runit integration. Perhaps something in
the runit control file could express this?
with a fallback to:
3) Document in README.Debian how to enable and start the daemon if not
using runit-init.
Also note the possibility of contributing to
https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Logging with pros, cons and caveats for
runit-init and non-runit-init users of socklog-run.
Thanks,
Andrew
-- System Information:
Distributor ID: Devuan
Description: Devuan GNU/Linux 6 (excalibur/ceres)
Release: 6
Codename: excalibur ceres
Architecture: x86_64
Kernel: Linux 6.12.41+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages socklog-run depends on:
ii runit 2.2.0-3
ii runit-helper 2.16.4
ii socklog 2.1.0+repack-6
ii systemd-standalone-sysusers [systemd-sysusers] 257.7-1
Versions of packages socklog-run recommends:
ii bsd-mailx [mailx] 8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1.1
ii ipsvd 1.0.0-12
socklog-run suggests no packages.
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: socklog
Source-Version: 2.1.2+repack-1
Done: Lorenzo Puliti <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
socklog, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Lorenzo Puliti <[email protected]> (supplier of updated socklog package)
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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 01:29:52 +0100
Source: socklog
Architecture: source
Version: 2.1.2+repack-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Mathieu Mirmont <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Lorenzo Puliti <[email protected]>
Closes: 1112379
Changes:
socklog (2.1.2+repack-1) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* New upstream version 2.1.2+repack
* d/patches: drop patches applied upstream
* d/copyright: update years
* socklog-run: add daemontools as alternative to runit-run|runit-init
* d/control: drop redundant rules-requires-root
* socklog-run:
- update description to warn users that services are auto-enabled
only with runit-init
- update README.Debian with instructions
(Closes: #1112379)
* autopkgtest: run upstream testsuite
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