[Bug 407862] Re: Messages not being sent to system logs

[Shark]

I can confirm this in Debian 6.0.7, default install, default daemon configs.
Logging just stops after couple of days. I gave a shot to an aptitude upgrade but when I saw neither rsyslog/logrotate would not update I aborted it. 

ii  rsyslog                              4.6.4-2                             enhanced multi-threaded syslogd
ii  logrotate                            3.7.8-6                             Log rotation utility

This is a LOGROTATE issue.
Here is a quick workaround, edit /etc/logrotate.d/rsyslog

Replace the 2 reload line to restart.
                invoke-rc.d rsyslog restart > /dev/null
                invoke-rc.d rsyslog restart > /dev/null

Since I can't confirm the result right now, I will let you know if this
"fix" does not work.

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Title:
  Messages not being sent to system logs

Status in Rsyslog:
  Fix Released
Status in “rsyslog” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  First reported on Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha3
  It affects Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Final Release, too.

  rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="4.2.0" x-pid="2296"
  x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] rsyslogd was HUPed, type
  'lightweight'.

  After the above message in syslog no more messages are sent to any
  system logs. Plugging and unplugging an usb device produce no
  messages, although the device is mounted an works fine. Also, nothing
  is produced by the logger command.

  The problem occurs in a desktop and in a VirtualBox virtual machine.
  It occurred soon after karmic alpha 3 installation and persisted after
  installing all available updates in both environments.

  I'm attaching a typical syslog.

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