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

[George Van Tuyl]

Wait stop indie (alanlitster) on 2011-02-03:  has the fix except the
mknod needs a masage.

sudo service rsyslog stop

sudo mknod -m 640 /dev/xconsole c 1 3

sudo chown syslog:adm /dev/xconsole

sudo service rsyslog start

Verify it is working with reload as well

sudo service rsyslog reload

sudo tail /var/log/messages

Feb 23 16:01:27 A-Server rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd"
swVersion="4.2.0" x-pid="5825" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] rsyslogd
was HUPed, type 'lightweight'.

George Van Tuyl

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Title:
  rsyslog doesn't create /dev/xconsole

Status in “rsyslog” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

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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