[syslog-ng] /dev/log/ recreated when reloading syslog-ng?

Per Jessen per at computer.org
Wed Feb 21 15:11:03 CET 2007


Per Jessen wrote:

> I've been investigating a problem with rbldnsd - when syslog-ng is
> reloaded (via logrotate), the /dev/log device is reopened/recreated,
> which causes a chrooted rbldnsd to lose touch and essentially stop
> logging.
> It was suggested to me to create a /dev/log inside the rnbldsdn chroot
> jail, but that seems sub-optimal.  Is syslog-ngs behaviour correct?

never mind, I've the config to also listen for /dev/log inside the
chroot jail. 


/Per Jessen, Zürich



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