Re: in Debian bookworm /var/log/syslog is empty

[John Covici <covici@ccs.covici.com>]

OK, here it is:

# /etc/rsyslog.conf configuration file for rsyslog
#
# For more information install rsyslog-doc and see
# /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-doc/html/configuration/index.html


#################
#### MODULES ####
#################

module(load="imuxsock") # provides support for local system logging
module(load="imklog")   # provides kernel logging support
#module(load="immark")  # provides --MARK-- message capability

# provides UDP syslog reception
#module(load="imudp")
#input(type="imudp" port="514")

# provides TCP syslog reception
#module(load="imtcp")
#input(type="imtcp" port="514")


###########################
#### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES ####
###########################

#
# Set the default permissions for all log files.
#
$FileOwner root
$FileGroup adm
$FileCreateMode 0640
$DirCreateMode 0755
$Umask 0022

#
# Where to place spool and state files
#
$WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog

#
# Include all config files in /etc/rsyslog.d/
#
$IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf


###############
#### RULES ####
###############

#
# Log anything besides private authentication messages to a single log file
#
*.*;auth,authpriv.none		-/var/log/syslog

#
# Log commonly used facilities to their own log file
#
auth,authpriv.*			/var/log/auth.log
cron.*				-/var/log/cron.log
kern.*				-/var/log/kern.log
mail.*				-/var/log/mail.log
user.*				-/var/log/user.log

#
# Emergencies are sent to everybody logged in.
#
*.emerg				:omusrmsg:*

On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:17:55 -0500,
Marco Moock wrote:
> 
> Am 21.11.2023 um 05:15:24 Uhr schrieb John Covici:
> 
> > hmmm, I looked at the release notes, but it does not say how to
> > restore the old behavior, it just says many files are no longer
> > necessary and lists them.
> 
> Please post you syslog configuration.

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