Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1276342 Title: Server switch '-n' ignored on logger version 2.20.1 but not later Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Logger version 2.20.1 is installed on all Ubuntu from 12.04 LTS to Trusty. That version silently ignores the -n switch that allows you to send entries to remote syslog servers. Building the 2.20.1 source code from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/ shows the same issue but all later versions work fine such as 2.21 and 2.24.1. Repo: --- 1. Machine#1: /etc/rsyslog.d/10-logger.conf with: $ModLoad imudp $UDPServerAddress 192.168.158.15 $UDPServerRun 10514 $ActionFileEnableSync on local5.* /var/log/test.log --- 2. Stop rsyslog and run only the above config file with: sudo service rsyslog stop sudo rsyslogd -d -n -4 -f /etc/rsyslog.d/10-logger.conf --- 3. tail -f /var/log/test.log --- 4. Machine#2: logger -p local5.info -P 10514 -n <Machine1-ip> hellolog --- Neither the rsyslog debug output nor the tail shows activity with logger 2.20.1. Later versions of logger work just fine and shows: 2014-02-04T14:16:39+00:00 <machine#2> <user>: howdy TL;DR: Please bump the bsdutil/util-linux version on the next version of Ubuntu to fix remote syslog using logger utility. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1276342/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp