Public bug reported: artful 8.16.0-1ubuntu5 (which is way behind upstream and debian, btw)
There are two ways to load the imklog module and pass it an option (PermitNonKernelFacility in this case). a) legacy $ModLoad imklog $KLogPermitNonKernelFacility on b) "new style", also referred to as "v6+": module(load="imklog" permitnonkernelfacility="on") For a while the ubuntu package was using a mix: loading the module with the new style, but setting the option via the legacy method. In bug #1531622 this was fixed for yakkety+. Problem is, upstream isn't honouring the new style option setting due to a bug of its own: https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/issues/477 With the legacy config: #module(load="imklog" permitnonkernelfacility="on") $ModLoad imklog $KLogPermitNonKernelFacility on I get kernel messages in /var/log/syslog: root@nsn7:~# grep andreas-was-here /var/log/syslog root@nsn7:~# echo andreas-was-here > /dev/kmsg root@nsn7:~# grep andreas-was-here /var/log/syslog Jul 12 16:46:33 nsn7 kernel: [27774.476193] andreas-was-here root@nsn7:~# But with this new v6 config style: module(load="imklog" permitnonkernelfacility="on") # provides kernel logging support #$ModLoad imklog #$KLogPermitNonKernelFacility on The text doesn't show up in /var/log/syslog. That's the upstream bug. ** Affects: rsyslog Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: rsyslog (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Bug watch added: github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/issues #477 https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/issues/477 ** Also affects: rsyslog via https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/issues/477 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to rsyslog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1703987 Title: New style permitnonkernelfacility imklog option inside module() doesn't work Status in Rsyslog: Unknown Status in rsyslog package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: artful 8.16.0-1ubuntu5 (which is way behind upstream and debian, btw) There are two ways to load the imklog module and pass it an option (PermitNonKernelFacility in this case). a) legacy $ModLoad imklog $KLogPermitNonKernelFacility on b) "new style", also referred to as "v6+": module(load="imklog" permitnonkernelfacility="on") For a while the ubuntu package was using a mix: loading the module with the new style, but setting the option via the legacy method. In bug #1531622 this was fixed for yakkety+. Problem is, upstream isn't honouring the new style option setting due to a bug of its own: https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/issues/477 With the legacy config: #module(load="imklog" permitnonkernelfacility="on") $ModLoad imklog $KLogPermitNonKernelFacility on I get kernel messages in /var/log/syslog: root@nsn7:~# grep andreas-was-here /var/log/syslog root@nsn7:~# echo andreas-was-here > /dev/kmsg root@nsn7:~# grep andreas-was-here /var/log/syslog Jul 12 16:46:33 nsn7 kernel: [27774.476193] andreas-was-here root@nsn7:~# But with this new v6 config style: module(load="imklog" permitnonkernelfacility="on") # provides kernel logging support #$ModLoad imklog #$KLogPermitNonKernelFacility on The text doesn't show up in /var/log/syslog. That's the upstream bug. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/rsyslog/+bug/1703987/+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
