Subject: bug#720: New rsyslog logs '[localhost]' instead of the real hostname

From: Mark Hindley <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:00:50 +0100

Klaus,

Thanks for this.

On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 11:48:57AM +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote:
> Package: rsyslog
> Version: 8.2210.0-1devuan1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Since rsyslog update today from 8.2208.0-1devuan1 to 8.2210.0-1devuan1,
> all log entries do not log the hostname anymore but instead using
> '[localhost]' (literally).

Was this logged as 'localhost' before the update?

Reading the upstream changelog, I am unclear what has changed and if it is
intentional.

> -- Configuration Files:
> /etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/rsyslog [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/rsyslog'

Can you check the perms on this file? Why is there an error? It should be world
readable (644).

But it may be unrelated...

Thanks.

Mark