[Bug 1746012] [NEW] please disable xconsole configuration in 50-default.conf to fix "rsyslogd-2007: action 'action 10' suspended, next retry is ..."

[Jamie Strandboge]

Public bug reported:

I've noticed this for a long time but never looked into it. My logs have
a bunch of entries of the form:

rsyslogd-2007: action 'action 10' suspended, next retry is Mon Jan 29
04:08:13 2018 [v8.16.0 try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2007 ]

This is caused by these lines in /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf:

# The named pipe /dev/xconsole is for the `xconsole' utility.  To use it,
# you must invoke `xconsole' with the `-file' option:
# 
#    $ xconsole -file /dev/xconsole [...]
#
# NOTE: adjust the list below, or you'll go crazy if you have a reasonably
#      busy site..
#
daemon.*;mail.*;\
	news.err;\
	*.=debug;*.=info;\
	*.=notice;*.=warn	|/dev/xconsole

/dev/xconsole is not setup by default in Ubuntu. Commenting out the
above and restarting rsyslog resolves the issue.

This issue was reported to Debian:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=745492

and they disabled xconsole configuration by default in 8.14.0-2, however
subsequent Ubuntu merges left the configuration in
debian/50-default.conf.

** Affects: rsyslog (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Summary changed:

- rsyslogd-2007: action 'action 10' suspended, next retry is Mon Jan 29 04:08:13 2018 [v8.16.0 try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2007 ]
+ rsyslogd-2007: action 'action 10' suspended, next retry is ...

** Summary changed:

- rsyslogd-2007: action 'action 10' suspended, next retry is ...
+ please disable xconsole configuration in 50-default.conf to fix "rsyslogd-2007: action 'action 10' suspended, next retry is ..."

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Title:
  please disable xconsole configuration in 50-default.conf to fix
  "rsyslogd-2007: action 'action 10' suspended, next retry is ..."

Status in rsyslog package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I've noticed this for a long time but never looked into it. My logs
  have a bunch of entries of the form:

  rsyslogd-2007: action 'action 10' suspended, next retry is Mon Jan 29
  04:08:13 2018 [v8.16.0 try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2007 ]

  This is caused by these lines in /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf:

  # The named pipe /dev/xconsole is for the `xconsole' utility.  To use it,
  # you must invoke `xconsole' with the `-file' option:
  # 
  #    $ xconsole -file /dev/xconsole [...]
  #
  # NOTE: adjust the list below, or you'll go crazy if you have a reasonably
  #      busy site..
  #
  daemon.*;mail.*;\
  	news.err;\
  	*.=debug;*.=info;\
  	*.=notice;*.=warn	|/dev/xconsole

  /dev/xconsole is not setup by default in Ubuntu. Commenting out the
  above and restarting rsyslog resolves the issue.

  This issue was reported to Debian:
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=745492

  and they disabled xconsole configuration by default in 8.14.0-2,
  however subsequent Ubuntu merges left the configuration in
  debian/50-default.conf.

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