[syslog-ng] syslog drops stats

[Sandor Geller]

Niki Hammler wrote:
> Hi syslog-ng pro's,
> 
> I always get messages like these:
> 
> Oct  2 09:28:05 nobaq syslog-ng[2207]: STATS: dropped 548
> 
> I searched google but I could not find a solution or a good explanation
> why this happens.

It happens because the configuration contains an erronous xconsole
destination, this is a bug/feature in the debian package. Remove it, and
reload syslog-ng.

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Sandor Geller
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