side-activity: could you please apply this patch and see if the test now succeeds on your system with the new tools:
https://github.com/rgerhards/rsyslog/commit/de082e425f3f6d430eb136a2fb230d58b7e9580e Thanks, Rainer 2015-03-03 17:20 GMT+01:00 Rainer Gerhards <[email protected]>: > 2015-03-03 17:07 GMT+01:00 Thomas D. <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Rainer, >> >> thank you for the answers. >> >> Regarding journald (systemd): >> Gentoo is about "choices". You can use Gentoo with systemd but you can >> stay >> with OpenRC (or use another init system of your choice). Many Gentoo >> desktop >> users are moving towards systemd. But especially for servers, many people >> keep OpenRC. >> >> >> I am currently concerned because I don't really understand the impact of >> the >> latest util-linux changes: Does it break typical setups which are relying >> on >> imuxsock usage? I.e. a chrooted service which has its own "/dev/log" in >> "/chroot/service/dev/log" using imuxsock? >> >> > It *looks* like only logger is affected, assuming that syslog() has not > been changed. Then it should minimal. I can't also outrule that other > syslogd's also get into some trouble, as this is something really new. > > >> In other words: Would you, as upstream, recommend for the moment to >> enforce >> util-linux version <2.26 (=without RFC5424 per default) with rsyslog? Or >> should a normal user not be affected, only in special setups, so a >> warning/info should be enough? >> > > It's though for me to make that call, it requires a lot of knowledge of > how the rest of the system works. Let me ask a simple question: do logs on > such a system look normal with just some occasional uglyness when logger > was involved? > > Rainer > >> >> >> -Thomas >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > _______________________________________________ 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.

