I just installed a fresh 14.04 and had the same problem. After comparing
it with another working host, I found the difference in the /var/log
directory ownership and permission
on working host:
% ls -ld /var/log/
drwxrwxr-x 14 root syslog 4096 Jul 8 06:25 /var/log/
on the problem host:
% ls -l
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: In Progress => Incomplete
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** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Rahul (rahulshantagiri)
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => In Progress
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Same bug seen here 14.04:
colsta@ZBOX:~$ sudo service rsyslog status
rsyslog start/running, process 473
colsta@ZBOX:~$ ls -al /var/log/syslog
ls: cannot access /var/log/syslog: No such file or directory
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Confirm same bug, 14.04:
sudo service rsyslog status
rsyslog start/running, process 827
ls -la /var/log/syslog
ls: cannot access /var/log/syslog: No such file or directory
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Can you run the following to confirm syslog is running:
sudo service rsyslog status
** Tags added: kernel-da-key
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** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
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Updated as of today, 12 March, rebooted, still no syslog. Not much in
/var/log:
jerry@Aspire1:~$ ls /var/log
boot.log dmesggpu-manager.log pm-powersave.log udev
cups dmesg.0 lightdm samba Xorg.0.log
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