$ cat /etc/issue Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa $ uname -a Linux R2D2 4.4.0-138-generic #164~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 5 08:56:16 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Syslog contents showing error: Oct 4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="7.4.4" x-pid="13023" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com";] exiting on signal 15. Oct 4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="7.4.4" x-pid="13803" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com";] start Oct 4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's groupid changed to 104 Oct 4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's userid changed to 101 Oct 4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd-2039: Could no open output pipe '/dev/xconsole': No such file or directory [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2039 ] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to rsyslog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459730 Title: rsyslog doesn't create /dev/xconsole Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Fix Released Status in rsyslog package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: rsyslog Looks like this was missed in the move to upstart. This function was called in init.d/rsyslog start: create_xconsole() { if [ ! -e /dev/xconsole ] then mknod -m 640 /dev/xconsole p chown root:adm /dev/xconsole [ -x /sbin/restorecon ] && /sbin/restorecon /dev/xconsole fi } I can't find any reference to it now. If this is old school then it should be re moved from the config. rsyslog: Installed: 4.2.0-2ubuntu5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/459730/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
