[Bug 459730] Re: rsyslog doesn't create /dev/xconsole

[johnnyb0y]

$ cat /etc/issue
Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa

$ uname -a
Linux R2D2 4.4.0-138-generic #164~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 5 08:56:16 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Syslog contents showing error:

Oct  4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="7.4.4" x-pid="13023" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] exiting on signal 15.
Oct  4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="7.4.4" x-pid="13803" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] start
Oct  4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's groupid changed to 104
Oct  4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd: rsyslogd's userid changed to 101
Oct  4 12:35:31 R2D2 rsyslogd-2039: Could no open output pipe '/dev/xconsole': No such file or directory [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2039 ]

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Title:
  rsyslog doesn't create /dev/xconsole

Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Fix Released
Status in rsyslog package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: rsyslog

  Looks like this was missed in the move to upstart.

  This function was called in init.d/rsyslog start:

  create_xconsole() {
          if [ ! -e /dev/xconsole ]
          then
                  mknod -m 640 /dev/xconsole p
                  chown root:adm /dev/xconsole
                  [ -x /sbin/restorecon ] && /sbin/restorecon /dev/xconsole
          fi
  }

  I can't find any reference to it now. If this is old school then it should be re
  moved from the config.

  rsyslog:
    Installed: 4.2.0-2ubuntu5

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