Re: [PATCHES] Syslog produces no log (just for me?)

[ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)]

Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:

> Hello, I noticed that my /var/log/messages (and other log files and
> tty12) were not filled anymore.  I found that the problem is in
> "syslog.conf": when the "rule" lines begin with spaces, they are
> ignored, so I'm attaching a patch to fix it.¹
>
> The strange thing is it worked earlier (with the same config) and since
> nobody noticed that before, I have a feeling that it might be the
> problem on my computer.  So I appreciate if someone confirms that the
> problem really exists.

If definitely works on my machine.  Could it be that your in-store
syslog.conf has actually been altered or something?  Does syslogd print
an error message in the console when it starts?

> Also I think it would be good to allow a user to specify his own
> configuration file for syslogd (a patch is also attached²).  WDYT?

> From f66520181a65566b1f191583c3e1344c1af93ecc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:42:23 +0300
> Subject: [PATCH 2/2] services: syslog-service: Add 'config-file' argument.
>
> * gnu/services/base.scm (syslog-service): Add 'config-file' keyword
> argument.
> * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it.

Sure, please push!

Thanks,
Ludo’.