change default syslog facility from LOG_LOCAL6 to LOG_DAEMON --- a/lib/common/Logging.cpp +++ b/lib/common/Logging.cpp @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ bool Syslog::Log(Log::Level level, const return true; } -Syslog::Syslog() : mFacility(LOG_LOCAL6) +Syslog::Syslog() : mFacility(LOG_DAEMON) { ::openlog("Box Backup", LOG_PID, mFacility); } @@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ int Syslog::GetNamedFacility(const std:: #undef CASE_RETURN BOX_ERROR("Unknown log facility '" << rFacility << "', " - "using default LOCAL6"); - return LOG_LOCAL6; + "using default DAEMON"); + return LOG_DAEMON; } bool FileLogger::Log(Log::Level Level, const std::string& file, int line, --- a/docs/docbook/adminguide.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/adminguide.xml @@ -286,6 +286,12 @@ local5.info /var Note: Separators must be tabs, otherwise these entries will be ignored. + Note2: The packaged + debian and ubuntu versions of boxbackup do not log to local6, + but to the more standard 'daemon' facility. This means you + should not have anything to do to your syslog configuration, + since it is configured to be logged by default. + touch /var/log/box touch /var/log/raidfile --- a/lib/bbstored/BackupStoreDaemon.cpp +++ b/lib/bbstored/BackupStoreDaemon.cpp @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void BackupStoreDaemon::Run() SetProcessTitle("housekeeping, idle"); whichSocket = 1; // Change the log name - ::openlog("bbstored/hk", LOG_PID, LOG_LOCAL6); + ::openlog("bbstored/hk", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON); // Log that housekeeping started BOX_INFO("Housekeeping process started"); // Ignore term and hup