From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 9 14:40:20 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7034516A41F for ; Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:40:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BCF943D45 for ; Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:40:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jA9EeKJL064065 for ; Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:40:20 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id jA9EeKTh064064; Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:40:20 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:40:20 GMT Message-Id: <200511091440.jA9EeKTh064064@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Daniel Molina Wegener Cc: Subject: Re: bin/88215: [PATCH] syslogd does not pass cleanly parameters to cfline() X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Daniel Molina Wegener List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 14:40:20 -0000 The following reply was made to PR bin/88215; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Daniel Molina Wegener To: Gleb Smirnoff Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/88215: [PATCH] syslogd does not pass cleanly parameters to cfline() Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:32:11 -0300 On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 03:43:30PM +0300, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > [SNIP] > > This is expected behavior, it is documented in manual: > > > A program or hostname specification may be reset by > giving the program or hostname as `*'. > Ok, the manual page indicates this method to reset the program/host specification. The patch I've sent makes this task automatically when a new specficiation is given from the syslog.conf file. > This means, that program and hostname specifications are > sticky and should be reset explicitly, if set once. Many > people find this confusing (me too). I understand... > I would like to change syslogd so that it resets both program > and hostname to '*' after any regular configuration line. > But before commiting this we need positive review from some > people, and no negative review. May be current@ mailing list > will be the correct choice. You should raise this question on > mailing lists, if you want to discuss this issue. In this case > I will set PR to analyzed state. If you agree with current > documented behavior, then you can ask for PR to be closed. Ok, Is the hackers mailing list the right place to start?. > -- > Totus tuus, Glebius. > GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE Regards -- . 0 . | Daniel Molina Wegener . . 0 | dmw at unete dot cl 0 0 0 | FreeBSD Power User