This sounds like something that should be reported to Red Hat. It's an ancient version, and it looks like rsyslog needs a rebuild for some reason. Nothing the project deals with (at least for that version).
Rainer El mar, 9 nov 2021 a las 18:05, Tobias Heaton via rsyslog (<rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com>) escribió: > > Correction - logging has stopped again. > > I was watching a tcpdump on the sending server as well as tailing the logs on > the receiver and all was fine for about 60 minutes, after which time all > logging has stopped again. There is no traffic on either the sending nor > receiving servers, all syslog network traffic has completely stopped. The log > file on the sending server has not rotated and it continues to populate local > to the sending server, but there is no remote logging to the receiver. > > The rsyslog process is still running and not throwing any errors. I have > restarted the server and the rsyslog service multiple times to no avail. > > -----Original Message----- > From: rsyslog <rsyslog-boun...@lists.adiscon.com> On Behalf Of Tobias Heaton > via rsyslog > Sent: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 11:17 AM > To: rsyslog-users <rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com> > Cc: Tobias Heaton <tobias.hea...@unh.edu> > Subject: Re: [rsyslog] Rsyslog Forward Failure Relate to glib Updates > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the University System. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the > content is safe. > > > Another update: logging has not stopped again for both systems, no > interaction with either. > > -----Original Message----- > From: rsyslog <rsyslog-boun...@lists.adiscon.com> On Behalf Of Tobias Heaton > via rsyslog > Sent: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:04 AM > To: rsyslog-users <rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com> > Cc: Tobias Heaton <tobias.hea...@unh.edu> > Subject: Re: [rsyslog] Rsyslog Forward Failure Relate to glib Updates > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the University System. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the > content is safe. > > > Update: after performing the downgrade/upgrade again, with subsequent reboots > the secondary server is now working properly. > > I'm unclear on what caused external logs to stop forwarding during the > initial upgrade last month, but at least things are working properly now. > > Thank you Mariusz for the quick response - I appreciate it. > > Tobias > > -----Original Message----- > From: rsyslog <rsyslog-boun...@lists.adiscon.com> On Behalf Of Tobias Heaton > via rsyslog > Sent: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 9:22 AM > To: rsyslog-users <rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com> > Cc: Tobias Heaton <tobias.hea...@unh.edu> > Subject: Re: [rsyslog] Rsyslog Forward Failure Relate to glib Updates > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the University System. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the > content is safe. > > > Hello Mariusz, > > I am running rsyslogd 8.24.0-57.0.1.el7_9.1. This version is installed on two > identical servers on the same VLAN as the rsyslog receiver. > > On 2021-10-18, I upgraded glibc-2.17-324.0.1.el7_9.x86_64 to > 2.17-325.0.1.el7_9.x86_64 and rebooted the server. At that time I stopped > receiving logs on the syslog receiver from this system. I see no traffic via > tcpdump either outbound from the server nor inbound on the syslog receiver. > > I downgraded back to glibc-2.17-324.0.1.el7_9.x86_64, rebooted and syslog > messages resumed and I could see resumption of UDP traffic. I then > re-upgraded glibc back to 2.17-325.0.1.el7_9.x86_64, rebooted and logging > seems to be continuing. > > As I mentioned I have another, identical server (same architecture, > performing the same function as the previous) that has also stopped > forwarding logs. I performed the same steps outlined above, but this > identical server is still not sending logs. I see no traffic inbound or > outbound and I get no error in the rsyslog process - it stops and starts > normally. > > Local logging is working - this only appears to be affecting log forwarding > to another rsyslog receiver. > > Tobias > > -----Original Message----- > From: rsyslog <rsyslog-boun...@lists.adiscon.com> On Behalf Of Mariusz Kruk > via rsyslog > Sent: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 9:06 AM > To: rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com > Cc: Mariusz Kruk <k...@epsilon.eu.org> > Subject: Re: [rsyslog] Rsyslog Forward Failure Relate to glib Updates > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the University System. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the > content is safe. > > > Grub should have nothing to do with it. > > Can you be a bit more specific? > > 1) What is the rsyslog version you're using? > > 2) What is the glibc version that "works" and what is the version that > "doesn't work". > > 3) What do you mean by "stopped forwarding"? Does the process itself > work? Does local logging work? Do you see any outbound traffic from rsyslog? > > 4) Is there anything in rsyslogd own logs? > > MK > > On 09.11.2021 14:56, Tobias Heaton via rsyslog wrote: > > Good Morning, > > > > I recently found a OEL7 server stopped forwarding configured logs on > > 2021-10-18. > > > > On that date, I performed Yum updates which included glibc and grub2 > > packages. Given the coincidence of the updates, I reverted those package > > updates, rebooted the server and logging suddenly started again. > > > > If I update the glibc and grub2 packages again and reboot, the rsyslog > > forward logging stop again. > > > > Is there some interoperability problem with the glibc/grub2 package updates > > and rsyslog? > > _______________________________________________ > > rsyslog mailing list > > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.adiscon.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Frsyslog&data=04%7C01%7Ctobias.heaton%40unh.edu%7C4914074126284ed75dc108d9a39c6a3a%7Cd6241893512d46dc8d2bbe47e25f5666%7C0%7C0%7C637720715048326977%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=I85TbNCu9zoWR39R0MT2Dp3nl%2BHd1AZvJ7NJuGTeTRA%3D&reserved=0 > > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rsyslog.com%2Fprofessional-services%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ctobias.heaton%40unh.edu%7C4914074126284ed75dc108d9a39c6a3a%7Cd6241893512d46dc8d2bbe47e25f5666%7C0%7C0%7C637720715048326977%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=SFCci5GhSV40s%2BlU7IJwgypzOxyt0cT6MpOtm%2BtlzYY%3D&reserved=0 > > What's up with rsyslog? 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