On 2023-07-04, J Doe <gene...@nativemethods.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a question about an OpenBSD 7.3 host that has syspatches up to > today (July 4, 2023). > > I noticed in: /var/log/messages that the: syslogd process is restarting > every three hours: > > /var/log/messages > > Jun 18 11:00:01 server syslogd[83783]: restart > Jun 18 14:00:01 server syslogd[83783]: restart > . . . > > I checked: man syslogd and looked at the cron tabs on the system and > there doesn't appear to be anything related to the restarts.
newsyslog signals syslogd with a HUP when rotating logs. > Is this normal and if so, what is the purpose of the restarts ? > > Thanks, > > -J > > -- Please keep replies on the mailing list.
