From owner-freebsd-bugs Fri May 4 22: 0:12 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB2F237B43C for ; Fri, 4 May 2001 22:00:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f45503i50394; Fri, 4 May 2001 22:00:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B06C737B422 for ; Fri, 4 May 2001 21:56:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f454uoV50204; Fri, 4 May 2001 21:56:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200105050456.f454uoV50204@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 21:56:50 -0700 (PDT) From: reel@sympatico.ca To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 Subject: bin/27088: syslogd(8) doesn't create log files if they are inexistant Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 27088 >Category: bin >Synopsis: syslogd(8) doesn't create log files if they are inexistant >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri May 04 22:00:03 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Félix-Antoine Paradis >Release: FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE i386 >Organization: Idemnia Networks >Environment: FreeBSD idemnia.ath.cx 4.3-STABLE FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE #0: Mon Apr 23 17:09:50 EDT 2001 reel@idemnia.ath.cx:/usr/src/sys/compile/ZEUS i386 >Description: When /var is empty (due to loss of data), syslogd(8) doesn't create them at boot time but, it tells you that they are inexistant. >How-To-Repeat: rm -rf /var/log and reboot >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message