Bug#1023596: bookworm: document changes in default rsyslog configuration
Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 07.11.22 um 23:15 schrieb RL:
>> Are both rsyslog and systemd's journal still both the default in bookworm?
>>
>> I see rsyslog is still priority: important - any plans to reduce that in
>> future releases?
>
> That's actually good point: rsyslog in bookworm has been demoted to prio
> optional [1], so is no longer installed by default.
> [1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1018788
This doesn't make it any less likely for people dist-upgrading from
bullseye to have it installed, and meanwhile there are plenty of
dependencies that can pull it in as first choice.
So there probably ought to a release-notes entry specifically to
suggest uninstalling (r)syslog where it's redundant, though it can
leave out some fiddly details in favour of a sources.debian.org link
pointing at the changelog (or NEWS file, if that has anything). And
depending on how it interacts with things like logcheck on bullseye,
maybe we'll want the notes to mention the config option that can be
set in advance to hold off the log-format change - the debian-user
mailinglist reckons it's:
$ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
(in the GLOBAL section of rsyslog.conf).
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
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