> Is rsyslog properly enabled? > # sudo systemctl status rsyslog.service > # ls -la /etc/systemd/system/syslog.service
bartjan@fenchurch:~$ sudo systemctl status rsyslog.service [sudo] password for bartjan: rsyslog.service - System Logging Service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service; disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Dec 09 09:40:36 fenchurch systemd[1]: Dependency failed for System Logging Service. bartjan@fenchurch:~$ ls -la /etc/systemd/system/syslog.service ls: cannot access /etc/systemd/system/syslog.service: No such file or directory Manually creating this file (as a symlink to /lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service) does not seem to be enough to fix my problem. bartjan@fenchurch:~$ ls -la /etc/systemd/system total 28 drwxr-xr-x. 7 root root 4096 Dec 9 12:52 . drwxr-xr-x. 5 root root 4096 Oct 9 21:41 .. drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 16:33 bluetooth.target.wants lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 42 Sep 6 16:33 dbus-fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service -> /lib/systemd/system/wpa_supplicant.service lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 40 Mar 6 2013 dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service -> /lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.service lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 31 Mar 25 2012 dbus-org.freedesktop.Hal.service -> /lib/systemd/system/hal.service lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 42 Sep 6 16:33 dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service -> /lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 9 21:29 getty.target.wants drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 2 10:28 graphical.target.wants drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Dec 8 13:15 multi-user.target.wants lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 42 Sep 6 16:33 network-manager.service -> /lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 9 20:55 sockets.target.wants bartjan@fenchurch:~$