Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:57:44 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> To: freebsd-rc@freebsd.org Subject: syslogd script bug?: syslogd_program= not honored Message-ID: <20060403185744.61697002.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
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It doesn't seem as if syslogd_program (in rc.conf) is honored.
To reproduce, install syslog-ng, then set the following in /etc/rc.conf:
syslogd_enable="YES"
syslogd_program="/usr/local/sbin/syslog-ng"
This does not result in syslog-ng starting - in fact, it seems as if
the FreeBSD syslogd is still started.
In my (unexpert) opinion, the problem is that /etc/rc.d/syslogd contains
the line:
command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
which seems atypical compared to other rc.d scripts.
I'm not sure if the rc.d/syslogd script can reliably start other syslog-
ish programs. The syslogd_precmd() makes me wonder if this script would
be problematic starting anything but FreeBSD's syslogd.
There's definately an issue, since syslogd_program doesn't work as
advertised. My question is whether it's a documentation issue (the
references to syslogd_program should be removed) or a bug in the
rc.d script.
--
Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.
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