Bug#585395: sysklogd: "messages" and "debug" catchall files do not get any messages

2010-07-02 Thread David Couture
/var/log/messages, /var/log/debug and /dev/xconsole are actions on lines that use continuation. Try running the daemon in debug mode and specify the original "broken" conf file. # syslogd -d -f /etc/syslog.conf.broken | grep syslog.err Use ^C to exit. You should errors like these. logmsg: sysl

Bug#585395: sysklogd: "messages" and "debug" catchall files do not get any messages

2010-06-10 Thread Amit Aronovitch
Package: sysklogd Version: 1.5-5 Justification: causes serious data loss Severity: critical Tags: security patch *** Please type your report below this line *** Messages are not being sent to /var/log/messages and /var/log/debug. I believe this is due to syntax problems in the config file (patch