Logs stop working

redice · 04-23-2006, 02:28 AM

Hi there,

For some strange reason my logs stop working and i dont
get to see any mail logs, security logs and system logs.

After restarting syslogd there are no previous logs so I
cant quite figure out how and why the logs stop working.

Anyone able to give me a hand

unSpawn · 04-24-2006, 05:05 AM

Verify the syslogd package's contents with the package manager.
Verify the contents of /etc/syslog.conf.
Stop syslogd.
Start syslogd manually and check for on-screen or dmesg errors.
If you encounter any errors you're unable to fix yourself: please post *exact* error messages.

lucktsm · 04-24-2006, 10:47 AM

I found that removing syslog and logwatch then reinstalling them fixes these problems.

redice · 04-24-2006, 10:49 AM

Hi,
Appreciate your assistance.
Any useful links that can guide me on the above 2 suggestions?
Dont want to do anything silly :-p