Eh, my workaround was apt-get purge whoopsie. Very effective. :) I'd like to be a good citizen, though, so I'll reinstall it once I see it marked fixed.
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Romano Giannetti <romano.gianne...@gmail.com> wrote: > @Brian: this is what you see if whoopsie is the only thing reporting on > syslog. If any other thing report something, it breaks the "repeated" > logic of the syslog daemon and you ends up with the thing reported here. > > What should happen is that whoopsie should log the "online" message only > when it is BACK online (from offline or other statuses), not every few > seconds of so. The logic would be something like (pseudo code). > > if status==ONLINE and last_syslog_message==ONLINE then > do nothing > else > log ONLINE > fi > > Meanwhile, a workaround is offered here: > http://askubuntu.com/a/407935/16395: > > you can add this in /etc/rsyslog.d/00-whoopsie.conf and the messages > won't be logged anymore: > > # whoopsie generates a lot of messages of "online" > # these are worthless and can be filtered > if $programname == 'whoopsie' and $msg == ' online' then ~ > > but that way you do not see even the first "online" which is arguably > worth to be logged. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (1264798). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1217407 > > Title: > whoopsie spams the log with "online" messages > > Status in Ubuntu error tracker client (whoopsie): > Confirmed > Status in “whoopsie” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > It is mostly the "online" messages: > > $ grep whoopsie /var/log/syslog > Aug 27 07:42:21 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 07:42:27 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 07:43:32 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times > Aug 27 07:44:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times > Aug 27 07:45:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times > Aug 27 07:46:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times > Aug 27 07:47:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times > Aug 27 07:48:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times > Aug 27 07:49:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times > Aug 27 07:50:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 21 times > Aug 27 07:51:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times > Aug 27 07:52:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 20 times > Aug 27 07:53:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times > Aug 27 07:54:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times > Aug 27 07:55:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times > Aug 27 07:56:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 20 times > Aug 27 07:57:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times > Aug 27 07:58:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times > Aug 27 07:59:46 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times > Aug 27 07:59:47 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:00:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 24 times > Aug 27 08:01:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 24 times > Aug 27 08:02:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 19 times > Aug 27 08:03:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 19 times > Aug 27 08:04:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times > Aug 27 08:05:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 19 times > Aug 27 08:06:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times > Aug 27 08:07:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times > Aug 27 08:08:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 28 times > Aug 27 08:09:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 21 times > Aug 27 08:10:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times > Aug 27 08:11:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 20 times > Aug 27 08:12:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times > Aug 27 08:13:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times > Aug 27 08:14:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times > Aug 27 08:15:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times > Aug 27 08:16:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times > Aug 27 08:17:01 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 2 times > Aug 27 08:17:12 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:18:21 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times > Aug 27 08:19:21 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times > Aug 27 08:19:44 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 5 times > Aug 27 08:19:44 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:20:48 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 29 times > Aug 27 08:21:49 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 23 times > Aug 27 08:22:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 24 times > Aug 27 08:23:05 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 8 times > Aug 27 08:23:10 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:23:11 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:23:15 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:23:16 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:24:17 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times > Aug 27 08:24:27 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:24:28 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:25:29 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times > Aug 27 08:25:40 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 3 times > Aug 27 08:25:42 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:25:42 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:25:43 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:26:44 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times > Aug 27 08:26:55 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 2 times > Aug 27 08:26:56 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online > Aug 27 08:33:23 xango3 whoopsie[1568]: whoopsie 0.2.23 starting up. > Aug 27 08:33:23 xango3 whoopsie[1568]: Using lock path: > /var/lock/whoopsie/lock > Aug 27 08:33:23 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: offline > Aug 27 08:33:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: offline > Aug 27 08:33:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:33:28 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:33:29 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:33:29 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:33:30 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:37:19 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:37:20 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:37:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:38:45 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times > Aug 27 08:39:35 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:40:36 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times > Aug 27 08:41:57 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:43:15 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times > Aug 27 08:43:51 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:45:15 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times > Aug 27 08:50:29 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:51:46 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times > Aug 27 08:52:23 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 08:53:24 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times > Aug 27 09:07:33 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 09:08:46 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times > Aug 27 09:09:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 09:10:46 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times > Aug 27 09:26:28 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 09:27:47 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times > Aug 27 09:41:41 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 09:42:48 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times > Aug 27 09:43:35 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 09:44:48 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times > Aug 27 09:54:14 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online > Aug 27 09:55:18 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 > Package: whoopsie 0.2.23 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7 > Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: wl > ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: amd64 > CrashReports: > 640:109:135:1442457:2013-08-24 15:45:54.414105810 -0500:2013-08-24 > 15:45:52.882072686 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_bin_nm-applet.109.crash > 640:1000:135:5451572:2013-08-23 10:46:16.804771591 -0500:2013-08-23 > 10:46:13.688702452 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-kde.1000.crash > 640:109:135:3258098:2013-08-24 15:45:52.826071475 -0500:2013-08-24 > 15:45:50.822028146 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_sbin_unity-greeter.109.crash > 644:0:135:14684:2013-08-27 08:26:39.114007907 -0500:2013-08-19 > 19:15:13.128538279 -0500:/var/crash/lttng-modules-dkms.0.crash > 640:1000:135:28058162:2013-08-23 11:45:22.587948069 -0500:2013-08-23 > 11:45:04.267536872 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_bin_calibre.1000.crash > Date: Tue Aug 27 09:53:16 2013 > EcryptfsInUse: Yes > InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-10 (197 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130209) > MarkForUpload: True > SourcePackage: whoopsie > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-06-25 (62 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/whoopsie/+bug/1217407/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1217407 Title: whoopsie spams the log with "online" messages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/whoopsie/+bug/1217407/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
