Public bug reported: I see this in version 2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.3, but I think it affects older versions too:
$ cat /lib/systemd/system/vgauth.service [Unit] Description=Authentication service for virtual machines hosted on VMware Documentation=http://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools ConditionVirtualization=vmware PartOf=open-vm-tools.service [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/VGAuthService # <------ TimeoutStopSec=5 [Install] RequiredBy=open-vm-tools.service vgauth should be started with the -s option, so logs go to /var/log /vmware-vgauthsvc.log.* as is expected. Note that vmtoolsd logs to files in /var/log as well, so this would make it consistent. This is also Debian bug #856429. ** Affects: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1804060 Title: vgauth should use the -s option for logging To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1804060/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
