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Author: Klaus Ethgen
Date:  
To: Mark Hindley
CC: 720
Subject: [devuan-dev] bug#720: New rsyslog logs '[localhost]' instead of the real hostname
Hi Mark,

Am Do den 20. Okt 2022 um 13:00 schrieb Mark Hindley:
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 11:48:57AM +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote:
> > Package: rsyslog
> > Version: 8.2210.0-1devuan1
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Since rsyslog update today from 8.2208.0-1devuan1 to 8.2210.0-1devuan1,
> > all log entries do not log the hostname anymore but instead using
> > '[localhost]' (literally).
>
> Was this logged as 'localhost' before the update?


No, it was logged as the real hostname (for example 'ikki')

> Reading the upstream changelog, I am unclear what has changed and if it is
> intentional.


I had found one that seems to be the source. [0]

> > -- Configuration Files:
> > /etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/rsyslog [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/rsyslog'
>
> Can you check the perms on this file? Why is there an error? It should be world
> readable (644).
>
> But it may be unrelated...


This is unrelated but te directory above is not readable for other than
logcheck.

Regards
   Klaus
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