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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Syslog-ng is writing binary
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 23:33:42
Message-Id: 2357092.kh2duLEsIB@wstn
1 Hello list,
2
3 For some time now I've had syslog-ng writing /var/log/messages in a binary
4 format:
5
6 # file /var/log/messages
7 /var/log/messages: data
8 # grep syslog-ng /var/log/messages
9 Binary file /var/log/messages matches
10
11 Yet:
12
13 # head /var/log/messages
14 Dec 21 03:10:02 wstn run-crons[29014]: (root) CMD (/etc/cron.daily/man-db)
15 [...]
16
17 Can I use the following method to restore the original text format of
18 /var/log/messages?
19
20 1. Boot rescue system and mount main system
21 2. # cd /mnt/main/var/log
22 3. # mv messages messages.bin
23 4. # strings messages.bin > messages
24 5. # rm messages.bin
25 6. Reboot.
26
27 I tried steps 1 - 4 and got a text file with very long lines, but I
28 chickened out before rebooting.
29
30 It would be nice to find a config setting that's changed, but the change log
31 is silent and the admin guide gives me a headache :-(
32
33 --
34 Rgds
35 Peter.

Replies

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Re: [gentoo-user] Syslog-ng is writing binary Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Syslog-ng is writing binary Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>