Hi, > * What led up to the situation? > After a recent update added the vgauth.service unit file, I checked > the status of vgauthd.service. While it apparently starts, I noticed > there was no logging to /var/log/vmware-vgauthsvc.log.0. Comparing > the setup to my Rawhide and Tumbleweed installations, > I noticed that unlike Rawhide and Tumbleweed, Debian's > /lib/systemd/system/vgauth.service does not use the -s option to > VGAuthService. According to the program's help info, -s causes > it to run in daemon mode. Note that the current Debian setup is > consistent with the sample unit file provided in BUG#855337, which > also omits the -s option.
with systemd you should use journalctl -u vgauth.service. It might be necessary to add -s in the init script, though - for those who don't use systemd. Cheers, Bernd -- Bernd Zeimetz Debian GNU/Linux Developer http://bzed.de http://www.debian.org GPG Fingerprint: ECA1 E3F2 8E11 2432 D485 DD95 EB36 171A 6FF9 435F
