Hi, I suggest to add small tweaks to the systemd service file:
diff --git a/rsyslog.service.in b/rsyslog.service.in index 8e2d64c..de37ff0 100644 --- a/rsyslog.service.in +++ b/rsyslog.service.in @@ -1,11 +1,14 @@ [Unit] Description=System Logging Service Requires=syslog.socket +Documentation=man:rsyslogd(8) man:rsyslog.conf(8) +Documentation=http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/ [Service] Type=notify ExecStart=@sbindir@/rsyslogd -n StandardOutput=null +Restart=on-failure [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target The first one is adding a Documentation field. I'm a bit unsure if we should actually add man:rsyslog.conf(8) here, since that file is pretty outdated (in v8.4). Adding man:rsyslogd(8) at least seems fine though. Regarding the link to the documentation hosted on the web site: We can use the unversioned http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/ here or actually match the correct version like in case of 8.4 http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/. This would require though, to keep the rsyslog.service.in up-to-date with each new release. The result then looks like rsyslog.service - System Logging Service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Di 2014-08-19 14:58:59 CEST; 15min ago Docs: man:rsyslogd(8) man:rsyslog.conf(8) http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/ Main PID: 14416 (rsyslogd) CGroup: /system.slice/rsyslog.service └─14416 /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n The second is the addition of Restart=on-failure [1] I think having rsyslog respawned when it crashes makes a lot of sense for a syslogger. Michael [1] http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.service.html#Restart= -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T LIKE THAT.
