[Bug 1257633] [NEW] /var/log/syslog doesn't exist on fresh installation of Trusty.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Public bug reported:

/var/log/syslog is not created on fresh cloud and server images of
Trusty with rsyslog 7.4.4-1ubuntu1 (not testeed with desktop images)

debug log attached (rsyslogd -d) shows the following error several
times:

3558.255026043:7f23687e2700: file '/var/log/syslog' opened as #-1 with mode 416
3558.255029594:7f23687e2700: strm 0x7f2360000b70: open error 13, file '/var/log/syslog': Permission denied

Full log attached

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: rsyslog 7.4.4-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-4.12-generic 3.12.1
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-4-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Dec  4 09:25:24 2013
SourcePackage: rsyslog
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2012-01-31 (672 days ago)

** Affects: rsyslog (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

** Attachment added: "rsyslogd-d.log"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1257633/+attachment/3922875/+files/rsyslogd-d.log

** Summary changed:

- /var/log/syslog doesn't exist
+ /var/log/syslog doesn't exist on fresh installation of Trusty.

** Changed in: rsyslog (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

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Title:
  /var/log/syslog doesn't exist on fresh installation of Trusty.

Status in “rsyslog” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  /var/log/syslog is not created on fresh cloud and server images of
  Trusty with rsyslog 7.4.4-1ubuntu1 (not testeed with desktop images)

  debug log attached (rsyslogd -d) shows the following error several
  times:

  3558.255026043:7f23687e2700: file '/var/log/syslog' opened as #-1 with mode 416
  3558.255029594:7f23687e2700: strm 0x7f2360000b70: open error 13, file '/var/log/syslog': Permission denied

  Full log attached

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: rsyslog 7.4.4-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-4.12-generic 3.12.1
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-4-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Dec  4 09:25:24 2013
  SourcePackage: rsyslog
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2012-01-31 (672 days ago)

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