[syslog-ng] create_dir and "dynamic" destinations.

[Scot]

This was dumb user error. 

I'm glad to report the create_dir function works as expected. 

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> On Aug 21, 2014, at 9:08 PM, Jim Hendrick <jrhendri at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> 
> I would check doing a manual mkdir -p </some/long/path> as the user specified in the config.
> Then try as root if different.
> Also look at how that file system is mounted. Is it local disk or NFS ?
> NFS treats root differently.
> Also I have seen the permissions of the underlying mount point also cause problems. That is rwxr-x--- for the directory on which the NFS is mounted can cause problems for the mounted filesystem.  And you won't see it unless you unmount the NFS piece.
> Anyway that's what I can think of right off.
> Jim
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> From: "AVELING, BEN (BEN)" <ben.aveling at alcatel-lucent.com> 
> Date:08/21/2014 6:33 PM (GMT-05:00) 
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> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] create_dir and "dynamic" destinations. 
> 
> Permissions problem? Is anything  reported in syslog-ng’s own logs?
> 
>  
> 
> Regards, Ben
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> From: syslog-ng-bounces at lists.balabit.hu [mailto:syslog-ng-bounces at lists.balabit.hu] On Behalf Of Renato Bezerra
> Sent: Friday, 22 August 2014 05:51
> To: Syslog-ng users' and developers' mailing list
> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] create_dir and "dynamic" destinations.
> 
>  
> 
> I use this same config and work very well.
> 
> Em 21/08/2014 16:44, "Balazs Scheidler" <bazsi77 at gmail.com> escreveu:
> 
> Hmm it should create the entire path.
> 
> On Aug 20, 2014 5:16 PM, "Scot Needy" <scotrn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 
> 
> Yes, I have the create-dies() option enabled but that does not seem to work for upper level directories.
> 
> Example:
> 
> Only works if the 192_168_9_0 directory is pre-created.
>         destination d_192_168_9_0 { file(/opt/syslog-ng/logs/192_168_9_0/$YEAR/$MONTH/$DAY/$HOST.log);};
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> On Aug 20, 2014, at 7:24 AM, Fabien Wernli <wernli at in2p3.fr> wrote:
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> > Hi Scot,
> >
> > You have the `create-dirs()` option for that:
> >
> > http://www.balabit.com/sites/default/files/documents/syslog-ng-ose-3.5-guides/en/syslog-ng-ose-v3.5-guide-admin/html-single/index.html#idp4490112
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