| Introduction |
| ============ |
| |
| Since rsyslog version 7.6 we are shipping a new default Gentoo |
| configuration. See bug #501982 to learn more about what we were trying to |
| achieve by rewriting the entire configuration. |
| |
| |
| Important changes |
| ================= |
| |
| 1. "/var/log/syslog" log file is now deprecated |
| |
| Beginning with rsyslog-7.6, the "/var/log/syslog" log file will no |
| longer being written per default. We are considering this file as |
| deprecated/obsolet for the typical user/system. |
| The content from this log file is still availble through other |
| (dedicated) log files, see |
| |
| - /var/log/cron.log |
| - /var/log/daemon.log |
| - /var/log/mail.log |
| - /var/log/messages |
| |
| If you really need the old "/var/log/syslog" log file, all you have to |
| do is uncommenting the corresponding configuration directive in |
| "/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf". |
| |
| If you do so, don't forget to re-enable log rotation in |
| "/etc/logrotate.d/rsyslog", too. |
| |
| |
| 2. An additional input socket in "/var/empty/dev/log" (default chroot |
| location) will be created per default |
| |
| See bug #490744 for further details. |
