[syslog-ng] syntax error when using syslog-ng.conf from debian packaging

[Laszlo Szemere (lszemere)]

Hello,
 `tty10` (notice that these are back ticks!) means the string behind the environment variable named tty10.
 Since syslog-ng is complaining about an unexpected closing bracelet, the most likely scenario is that tty10 was not defined in that environment, and it was evaluated to an empty string.

 I have found several issues relating to this. So it would be really helpful if you can share the following details:
- distribution and version of your system
- the source of the installed packages
- the version of the installed packages
- your modification (if there is any) in the config
- the command you executed

Best regards,
Laci



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Hi,

I am  running into the following error when running the syslog-ng with the syslog-ng.conf from debian packaging:

Error parsing affile, syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting LL_IDENTIFIER or LL_STRING in /usr/local/etc/syslog-ng.conf:68:34-68:35:
63      #
64      destination d_console { usertty("root"); };
65
66      # Virtual console.
67      #
68----> destination d_console_all { file(`tty10`); };
68---->                                  ^

Do you have any idea about this?

Thanks in advance,
Alex