> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:rsyslog- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Dorling > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [rsyslog]Ominous "Called LogError, msg: Could not create tcp > listener, ignoring port 10514" message > > Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards <at> hq.adiscon.com> writes: > > > > > Probably a debug log of the startup phase would be useful. Does it > > work without dropping privileges? > > > > rainer > On port 10514 it does not work, but on port 514 it seesm to work Ok as root. > > Not 100% sure if port 10514 is really free:
In the debug log, I see error 98, which I think usually is "port is already in use". > > zotac-sda1:root@zotac: netstat -nap | grep 514 > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:10514 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN > 16615/sh > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:514 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN > 18750/rsyslogd > tcp6 0 0 :::10514 :::* LISTEN > 16615/sh > tcp6 0 0 :::514 :::* LISTEN > 18750/rsyslogd > udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:514 0.0.0.0:* > 18750/rsyslogd > udp 70224 0 0.0.0.0:10514 0.0.0.0:* > 16615/sh > udp6 0 0 :::514 :::* > 18750/rsyslogd > udp6 0 0 :::10514 :::* > 16615/sh > > Still, 514 as non-root does not work when permissions are dropped. > I guess port 10514 is a red-herring maybe? > > Do you want a startup log for port 514 as non-root? Yes, please. Note that versions prior to 6 did not have really proper priv drop code, but what you try should work.... Rainer > Cheers > > > > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/

