Disabling /var/log/messages was a very bad move in my opinion, too. I applied the well-know reverse patch to /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf:
*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn; auth,authpriv.none; cron,daemon.none; mail,news.none -/var/log/messages (re-starting the rsyslog service therafter), but since May 1st, 2013, that logfile remains empty :-( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/794727 Title: /var/log/messages is empty after upgrade to natty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/794727/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs