[ILUG] syslogd failed

[Alamelu Kilambi]

Problem with syslogd:
I have read the letters in your archives regarding syslogd failure.
 

1.) /etc/services does contain the line 

-syslog          514/udp

2.) i get the following messages on starting up syslog :
[root at viraq init.d]# syslog  restart
Shutting down kernel logger: [  OK  ]
Shutting down system logger: [  OK  ]
Starting system logger: [FAILED]
Starting kernel logger: [  OK  ]
[root at viraq init.d]# 
Messages are not written to /var/log/messages

3.) debug messgaes from syslogd :
[root at viraq init.d]# /sbin/syslogd  -d
listening on syslog UDP port.
Allocated parts table for 1024 file descriptors.
Starting.
Called init.
Called allocate_log, nlogs = -1.
cfline(*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none                  
/var/log/messages)
symbolic name: info ==> 6
symbolic name: none ==> 16
symbolic name: mail ==> 16
symbolic name: none ==> 16
symbolic name: authpriv ==> 80
leading char in action: /
filename: /var/log/messages
Called allocate_log, nlogs = 0.
cfline(authpriv.*                /var/log/secure)
symbolic name: * ==> 255
symbolic name: authpriv ==> 80
leading char in action: /
filename: /var/log/secure
Called allocate_log, nlogs = 1.
cfline(mail.*                    /var/log/maillog)
symbolic name: * ==> 255
symbolic name: mail ==> 16
leading char in action: /
filename: /var/log/maillog
Called allocate_log, nlogs = 2.
cfline(*.emerg                   *)
symbolic name: emerg ==> 0
leading char in action: *
write-all
Called allocate_log, nlogs = 3.
cfline(uucp,news.crit              /var/log/spooler)
symbolic name: crit ==> 2
symbolic name: uucp ==> 64
symbolic name: news ==> 56
leading char in action: /
filename: /var/log/spooler
Called allocate_log, nlogs = 4.
cfline(local7.*                 /var/log/boot.log)
symbolic name: * ==> 255
symbolic name: local7 ==> 184
leading char in action: /
filename: /var/log/boot.log
 0: 7F 7F  X 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F  X 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F
7F  X FILE: /var/log/messages
 1:  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X FF  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X 
X  X  X FILE: /var/log/secure
 2:  X  X FF  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X 
X  X  X FILE: /var/log/maillog
 3:  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1 
1  1  X WALL: 
 4:  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  7  7  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X 
X  X  X FILE: /var/log/spooler
 5:  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X
FF  X FILE: /var/log/boot.log
syslogd: restarted.
Debugging disabled, SIGUSR1 to turn on debugging.
[root at viraq init.d]# 

I will be gratefulfor any clues in solving the problem. Thanks.  Alamelu
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Alamelu Kilambi
J.S.Marshall Radar Observatory (McGill University)
P.O. Box 198, MacDonald College ,
Ste Anne de Bellevue, Quebec,
Canada ,  H9X 3V9
Phone : 514-398-7733  Fax : 514-398-7755  E-mail : alumu at radar.mcgill.ca
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