Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: klogd
I've wanted to log kernel messages into a separate file. When I've
modified /etc/default/klogd to set the parameters for klogd i noticed
that klogd was not running after restart.
Steps to reproduce:
- Edit /etc/default/klogd and add this line : KLOGD="-P /var/run/klogd/kmsg -f
/var/log/klog"
- Restart klogd : invoke-rc.d klogd restart
- Check to see if klogd is running: pidof klogd
More info:
Looks like the problem is related to start-stop-daemon as :
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid klog --exec /sbin/klogd -- -P
/var/run/klogd/kmsg -f /var/log/klog # Fails to start klogd
/sbin/klogd -P /var/run/klogd/kmsg -f /var/log/klog
# Starts
klogd ok
Also while looking in /etc/init.d/klogd i've noticed that the -P
argument's value is set from within the init script but it's ignored if
KLOGD var is set in /etc/default/klogd script. My suggestion is to move
the -P mandatory argument in /etc/default/klogd so that the user will be
aware of it or don't ignore it it if no other -P is specified in
/etc/default/klogd
dcerouter_71177:~# lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 7.10
Release: 7.10
dcerouter_71177:~# dpkg -l klogd dpkg
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version
Description
+++-======================================-======================================-============================================================================================
ii dpkg 1.14.5ubuntu16
package maintenance system for Debian
ii klogd 1.4.1-21ubuntu3
Kernel Logging Daemon
** Affects: sysklogd (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Klogd's init script doesn't correctly handle /etc/default/klogd file
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219123
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