Troubleshooting

Typical Problems

• Output File is not Being Written
• Troubleshooting SELinux-Related Issues

General Procedure

• Rsyslog Debug Support
  • Signals supported
  • Environment Variables
  • Enabling Debug via rsyslog.conf
  • Getting debug information from a running Instance
  • Interpreting the Logs
  • Security Risks
  • See Also
• troubleshooting problems
  • Malformed Messages and Message Properties
  • Configuration Problems
  • Checking Connection Problems
  • Asking for Help
  • Debug Log
  • Segmentation Faults
• How to create a debug log
  • Regular debug output
  • Debug on Demand
  • Notes
  • See Also

See also

Help with configuring/using Rsyslog:

• Mailing list - best route for general questions
• GitHub: rsyslog source project - detailed questions, reporting issues that are believed to be bugs with Rsyslog
• Stack Exchange (View, Ask) - experimental support from rsyslog community

See also

Contributing to Rsyslog:

• Source project: rsyslog project README.
• Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README