Public bug reported: The default /etc/shorewall6/shorewall6.conf defines the netfilter log location on line 31: LOGFILE=/var/log/messages
/var/log/messages was removed from /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf in natty, as the same information was being logged to /var/log/syslog. See changelog: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/4.6.4-2ubuntu4 Any shorewall6 command requiring netfilter logs, on a new install post- natty, fails as such: # shorewall6 dump LOGFILE (/var/log/messages) does not exist! ** Affects: shorewall6 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Patch added: "change logfile in shorewall6.conf to /var/log/syslog" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1096507/+attachment/3475239/+files/shorewall6.conf.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1096507 Title: logfile '/var/log/messages' in upstream config does not exist To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shorewall6/+bug/1096507/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
