** Description changed:
[Impact]
Gnome keyring re-registration messages aren't handled by logwatch, and
thus end up in the "Unmatched Entries" section, one per event. As the
items are already registered, these aren't flagging actual issues and as
a result clutters up the logwatch reports unnecessarily.
-
[Test Case]
$ export CODENAME="focal"
$ lxc launch ubuntu:${CODENAME} test-logwatch
$ lxc exec test-logwatch -- bash
# apt-get update
# apt-get dist-upgrade -y
# apt-get install -y logwatch
# wget
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/logwatch/+bug/1890752/+attachment/5407061/+files/unmatched-entries-gnome-keyring-daemon%3Aauth.log
# cat unmatched-entries-gnome-keyring-daemon:auth.log >> /var/log/auth.log
# logwatch --detail High --service all --range all --output stdout
Without the fix, there will be unmatched entries about gnome keyring re-
registration; with the fix there will be no such entries.
(Note: For testing it's not really necessary to trigger the original
condition that produces the log entry, since for Logwatch the purpose is
more about making sure the entry is detected and processed
appropriately.)
-
[Regression Potential]
Since logwatch filters logs for errors pertinent to administrators,
standard things to watch out for are undesired changes in this filtering
behavior, such as flagging or failing to flag issues differently than
before, other than the specific messages being filtered with this
change.
- [Fix]
-
- [Discussion]
[Original Report]
$ sudo logwatch --detail Low --range today --service all --output stdout
--------------------- Connections (secure-log) Begin
------------------------
**Unmatched Entries**
gnome-keyring-daemon: asked to register item
/org/freedesktop/secrets/collection/login/3, but it's already registered: 1
Time(s)
---------------------- Connections (secure-log) End
-------------------------
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unmatched entry for gnome-keyring-daemon on focal
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