Betr.: Re: [syslog-ng]pbs on syslog-ng 1.5.23 on freebsd 4.7 on / partition read-only !

[Borzenkov Andrey]

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> Hi,
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> Really, as mentioned by Balazs, try using /var/run/log in your
> syslog-ng.conf file.
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> On Freebsd 4.5:
> syslog.h:#define        _PATH_LOG       "/var/run/log"
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I dare to say, it is exactly what configure script is for :-)

-andrey

> /dev/log is a symbolic link to /var/run/log, so you can not use it to
> create your socket. I guess it provides an interface for applications =
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> log to /dev/log.
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> Trying to start the bsd syslogd with /dev/log (syslogd -p /dev/log) =
will
> also fail.
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> Regards,
> Esteban.
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> On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 12:35:36PM +0100, rmkml wrote:
> > excuse me,
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> > but i not have /var/run/log file !
> >
> > on partition / read-only, syslogd good start & job !
> >
> > why syslog-ng fail with error msg  ?
> > io.c: bind_unix_socket(): bind failed /dev/log (Address already in =
use)
> >
> > because not process "use" /dev/log !
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> I don't really understand you here. syslog-ng fails to open /dev/log =
as
> creating a socket is a write operation.
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> Try ktrace-ing the original syslogd to see what it does to create its
> socket. Maybe it creates /var/run/log and /dev/log is a symlink to
> /var/run/log ?
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> I'm Ccing you to the syslog-ng list, they might have an answer ready =
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> you.
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