On 09/16/2015 09:19:58 PM, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 3:05:55 PM Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > > On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 8:52:21 PM Helmut Jarausch wrote: > > > On 09/16/2015 06:55:00 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > > On 16/09/2015 17:57, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > > > > > I have syslog-ng-3.7.1 installed here. > > > > > Syslog-ng fails to start with the message: > > > > > Failed to seek to the Cursor cursor='', error='Success (0)' > > > > > > > > > > Does anybody know what's happening? > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks for a hint, > > > > > Helmut > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It has something to do with systemd's log thingy. > > > > > > > > The error only appears in one place in the syslog-ng source, > > > > in modules/systemd-journal/journal-reader.c: > > > > > > > > static inline gboolean > > > > __seek_to_saved_state(JournalReader *self) > > > > { > > > > JournalReaderState *state = > > > > persist_state_map_entry(self->persist_state, > self->persist_handle); > > > > gint rc = journald_seek_cursor(self->journal, state->cursor); > > > > persist_state_unmap_entry(self->persist_state, > > > > self->persist_handle); > > > > if (rc != 0) > > > > { > > > > msg_warning("Failed to seek to the cursor", > > > > evt_tag_str("cursor", state->cursor), > > > > evt_tag_errno("error", errno), > > > > NULL); > > > > return __seek_to_head(self); > > > > } > > > > journald_next(self->journal); > > > > return TRUE; > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > First step would appear to be to check systemd's built-in log > thingy > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Alan, > > > > > > but how to do that. I have systemd installed here but I haven't > ever used > it > > since I'm using openrc. > > > So, what can I do? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Helmut > > > > > > > > > > Look for file named syslog-ng.persist somewhere in /var and delete > it, then > try > > restarting syslog-ng. > > > > I also recommend you start playing with journalctl. I hated it for a > while > but > > mostly because I didn't knew how to use it. Now I love it and got > rid of > > syslog-ng. > > Ops, I missed the part about not using systemd. If deleting that file > doesn't > fix it check if you have the systemd use flag enabled for syslog-ng > and disable > it. Are you using a systemd profile? >
Many thanks, Fernando, the systemd use-flag of syslog-ng was the culprit. (no, I don't use a systemd profile) Helmut.