Bug 490744

Summary:	app-admin/rsyslog should create an additional input socket in /var/empty/dev/log by default
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Thomas Deutschmann (RETIRED) <whissi>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Ultrabug <ultrabug>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:	501982
Bug Blocks:

Description Thomas Deutschmann (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-11-08 14:13:04 UTC

Hi,

while upgrading net-misc/openssh I saw the einfo

 > For the HPN server logging patch, you must ensure
 > that your syslog application also listens at /var/empty/dev/log.

I must admit that at the time I read this I wasn't aware about the fact, that "/var/empty" is a default chroot directory for processes which don't require file access for example.

Shouldn't we create an input socket in "/var/empty/dev/log" per default?

E.g. placing a file in "/etc/rsyslog.d" or just add a line like

  input(type="imuxsock" Socket="/var/empty/dev/log")

to the the default rsyslog.conf file?

What do you think?


Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Ultrabug gentoo-dev

2014-03-10 12:47:07 UTC

I agree with your proposal, this would fit in bug #501982 for 7.6.x releases !

Comment 2 Ultrabug gentoo-dev

2014-05-23 16:06:24 UTC

Fixed on newer releases thx to you ! :)