Hi Reiner, On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 3:07 AM, Rainer Gerhards <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. Not intentional. If :omusrmsg:* is literally what a person should use, then I would use that, so there is less open to interpretation and less assumptions around one's knowledge and more "here, just do X". Otis _______________________________________________ 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.
