Package: dsyslog Version: 0.5.0 Severity: normal sysklogd, syslog-ng and other loggers print the pid file on each log line between brackets, like this:
Apr 30 07:57:53 labs sshd[22760]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user micah Apr 30 08:00:51 labs postfix/cleanup[25008]: 7A69D271BD6: message-id=<[email protected]> Apr 30 08:00:52 labs postfix/smtp[25010]: 7A69D271BD6: to=<[email protected]>, relay=mx1.riseup.net[0.0.0.0]:25, delay=0.61, delays=0.17/0.01/0.3/0.12, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as DCEC05715D3) but dsyslog omits the PID: Apr 30 07:21:30 labs postfix/smtp: 24908271BD6: to=<[email protected]>, relay=mx1.riseup.net[0.0.0.0]:25, delay=2, delays=0.16/0.01/0.21/1.6, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 70733571EA6) Without the [$PID] dsyslog generates logs that are incompatible with all of the logcheck rules, which would inhibit anyone who uses logcheck from wanting to use dsyslog at all. micah -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-vserver-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages dsyslog depends on: ii libc6 2.9-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libglib2.0-0 2.20.1-1 The GLib library of C routines ii libgnutls26 2.6.5-1 the GNU TLS library - runtime libr Versions of packages dsyslog recommends: ii logrotate 3.7.7-3 Log rotation utility Versions of packages dsyslog suggests: pn dsyslog-module-gnutls <none> (no description available) pn dsyslog-module-mysql <none> (no description available) pn dsyslog-module-postgresql <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
