OK, when running my build, I do get the same messages regarding xconsole that pitti saw in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/775703/comments/8 . It *appears* that the newer syslog is just being overly annoying about the xconsole issue, but what is really happening is its segfaulting and upstart is restarting it.
ie: $ sudo start rsyslog $ tail /var/log/syslog Jun 8 20:07:12 ip-10-68-51-59 kernel: imklog 5.8.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Jun 8 20:07:12 ip-10-68-51-59 rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="5.8.1" x-pid="15174" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com";] start Jun 8 20:07:12 ip-10-68-51-59 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's groupid changed to 103 Jun 8 20:07:12 ip-10-68-51-59 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's userid changed to 101 Jun 8 20:07:12 ip-10-68-51-59 rsyslogd-2039: Could no open output pipe '/dev/xconsole' [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2039 ] $ echo "hi" | logger $ tail /var/log/syslog Jun 8 20:08:35 ip-10-68-51-59 kernel: imklog 5.8.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Jun 8 20:08:35 ip-10-68-51-59 rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="5.8.1" x-pid="15826" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com";] start Jun 8 20:08:35 ip-10-68-51-59 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's groupid changed to 103 Jun 8 20:08:35 ip-10-68-51-59 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's userid changed to 101 Jun 8 20:08:35 ip-10-68-51-59 rsyslogd-2039: Could no open output pipe '/dev/xconsole' [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2039 ] Note, the pid changed. Debugging this, I installed the debian build of 5.81-1 from the debian archive, and then substituted our rsyslog config in. Everything is fine. I rebuilt the debian build from source in an oneiric sbuild, and the segfault behavior is back. So, this appears to me to be an issue shown or caused by different build environments of debian versus ubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/794230 Title: Please merge rsyslog 5.8.1-1 (main) from debian unstable -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
