2015-02-04 8:49 GMT+01:00 Rainer Gerhards <[email protected]>:
> 2015-02-03 23:28 GMT+01:00 Otis Gospodnetic <[email protected]>: > >> Hi, >> >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:13 AM, Rainer Gerhards <[email protected] >> > >> wrote: >> >> > 2015-02-03 0:30 GMT+01:00 David Lang <[email protected]>: >> > >> > > >> > > On Mon, 2 Feb 2015, Otis Gospodnetic wrote: >> > > >> > > Hi, >> > >> >> > >> Just installed the very latest 8.7.0 on one machine and spotted this >> in >> > >> the >> > >> log: >> > >> >> > >> Feb 2 23:24:27 logsene-reports rsyslogd-2207: error during parsing >> file >> > >> /etc/rsyslog.conf, on or before line 55: warnings occured in file >> > >> '/etc/rsyslog.conf' around line 55 [try >> http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2207 ] >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > didn't you get the other error message? This is what I see: >> > >> > 2015-02-03T10:10:14.076337+01:00 ubuntu1404esp rsyslogd-2184: action '*' >> > treated as ':omusrmsg:*' - please change syntax, '*' will not be >> supported >> > in the future [v8.8.0.master try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2184 ] >> > 2015-02-03T10:10:14.146723+01:00 ubuntu1404esp rsyslogd-2207: error >> during >> > parsing file bluecoat.conf, on or before line 7: warnings occured in >> file >> > '/bluecoat.conf' around line 7 [v8.8.0.master try >> > http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2207 ] >> > >> >> >> I did see this. I didn't know how to interpret it. >> May I change a slight change in wording? A bit more direct for people >> less >> familiar with (r)syslog-specifics? >> >> e.g. >> action '*' treated as ':omusrmsg:*' - please change syntax, '*' will not >> be >> supported in the future >> >> vs. >> >> action '*' treated as ':omusrmsg:*' - please use ":omusrmsg:" syntax >> instead, '*' will not be supported in the future >> >> This is a bit more direct and informative IMHO. It's not telling me just >> that there is a problem - it's telling me what to do to fix it. >> > > Will do ... but I have to admit I had to read it four times to see the > difference in wording ;) To *me* it sounds absolutely the same (that's just > another incarnation of the "It's better if others write doc" problem). I > had to compare it word-by-word to find the difference. > > Otis, when I wanted to apply the change, I noticed that you left out the asterisk: action '*' treated as ':omusrmsg:*' - please use ":omusrmsg:" syntax instead, '*' will not be supported in the future vs action '*' treated as ':omusrmsg:*' - please use ':omusrmsg:*' syntax instead, '*' will not be supported in the future Is this intentional? I know it is technically correct, but couldn't it lead to follow-up errors if people just copy&paste the suggestion. Note that in my sample I have also changed the quote types to keep things consistent. Feedback appreciated. I have not yet changed anything, will do when I receive feedback. Rainer _______________________________________________ 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.
