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On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 9:02 AM Rainer Gerhards <rgerha...@hq.adiscon.com>
wrote:

> well, for the debug log to make sense to me, I need the whole thing at
> least for the startup sequence. You can post it in a gist or something
> like pastebin. I guess David would also be interested in it.
>
> Rainer
>
> El mar, 13 dic 2022 a las 15:57, helices
> (<mike+rsys...@mdsresource.net>) escribió:
> >
> > I'm trying to understand what is really happening. Recently, it seems
> one of our clients initiates many SFTP connections to this host in the
> early morning hours. There are many, many rsyslog entries for this, and
> they are also those - apparently - wrapping across multiple lines, which
> fail insertion into our database.
> >
> > we have not yet identified a full entry that fails mysql insertion. So,
> no, we did not "manually try the insert statement." Nor have we found
> appropriate mysql error log entries.
> >
> > "Could you at least post the startup part of the debug log?" - How much?
> >
> > NOTE: 'ratelimit.interval' and 'ratelimit.burst' are set; but,
> 'ratelimitinterval' and 'ratelimitburst' are BOTH UNSET. What is that about?
> >
> > 0953.048546212:main thread    : glbl.c: debug level 2 set via config file
> > 0953.048561879:main thread    : glbl.c: This is rsyslog version 8.2212.0
> > 0953.048577415:main thread    : rsconf.c: cnf:global:obj: obj: 'module'
> > 0953.048587780:main thread    : rainerscript.c: nvlst 0x561102c16ca0:
> > 0953.048592371:main thread    : rainerscript.c:         name:
> 'StateFile', value 'imjournal.state'
> > 0953.048596753:main thread    : rainerscript.c:         name:
> 'Ratelimit.Interval', value '1000'
> > 0953.048600958:main thread    : rainerscript.c:         name:
> 'Ratelimit.Burst', value '30000'
> > 0953.048605071:main thread    : rainerscript.c:         name: 'load',
> value 'imjournal'
> > 0953.048636752:main thread    : rainerscript.c: nvlstGetParam: name
> 'load', type 13, valnode->bUsed 0
> > 0953.048643952:main thread    : modules.c: modulesProcessCnf params:
> > 0953.048647990:main thread    : rainerscript.c: load:  'imjournal'
> > 0953.048666065:main thread    : modules.c: Requested to load module
> 'imjournal'
> > 0953.048671930:main thread    : modules.c: loading module
> '/usr/lib64/rsyslog/imjournal.so'
> > 0953.049450325:main thread    : modules.c: module imjournal of type 0
> being loaded (keepType=0).
> > 0953.049461922:main thread    : modules.c: module config name is
> 'imjournal'
> > 0953.049466285:main thread    : modules.c: module imjournal supports
> rsyslog v6 config interface
> > 0953.049471442:main thread    : imjournal.c: entry point
> 'activateCnfPrePrivDrop' not present in module
> > 0953.049476234:main thread    : imjournal.c: entry point 'newInpInst'
> not present in module
> > 0953.049480495:main thread    : imjournal.c: entry point 'doHUP' not
> present in module
> > 0953.049486505:main thread    : rainerscript.c: nvlstGetParam: name
> 'statefile', type 13, valnode->bUsed 0
> > 0953.049491290:main thread    : rainerscript.c: nvlstGetParam: name
> 'ratelimit.interval', type 6, valnode->bUsed 0
> > 0953.049497144:main thread    : rainerscript.c: nvlstGetParam: name
> 'ratelimit.burst', type 6, valnode->bUsed 0
> > 0953.049502097:main thread    : imjournal.c: module (global) param blk
> for imjournal:
> > 0953.049506011:main thread    : rainerscript.c: statefile:
> 'imjournal.state'
> > 0953.049515590:main thread    : rainerscript.c: ratelimit.interval: 1000
> > 0953.049524703:main thread    : rainerscript.c: ratelimit.burst: 30000
> > 0953.049533615:main thread    : rainerscript.c: persiststateinterval:
> (unset)
> > 0953.049542575:main thread    : rainerscript.c: ignorepreviousmessages:
> (unset)
> > 0953.049551231:main thread    : rainerscript.c: ignorenonvalidstatefile:
> (unset)
> > 0953.049559845:main thread    : rainerscript.c: defaultseverity: (unset)
> > 0953.049568448:main thread    : rainerscript.c: defaultfacility: (unset)
> > 0953.049577070:main thread    : rainerscript.c: usepidfromsystem: (unset)
> > 0953.049585721:main thread    : rainerscript.c: usepid: (unset)
> > 0953.049594328:main thread    : rainerscript.c: workaroundjournalbug:
> (unset)
> > 0953.049602947:main thread    : rainerscript.c: fsync: (unset)
> > 0953.049611537:main thread    : rainerscript.c: remote: (unset)
> > 0953.049648880:main thread    : rsconf.c: cnf:global:obj: obj: 'module'
> > 0953.049656182:main thread    : rainerscript.c: nvlst 0x561102c16cd0:
> > 0953.049660452:main thread    : rainerscript.c:         name: 'load',
> value 'imklog'
> > 0953.049665572:main thread    : rainerscript.c: nvlstGetParam: name
> 'load', type 13, valnode->bUsed 0
> > 0953.049669812:main thread    : modules.c: modulesProcessCnf params:
> > 0953.049673667:main thread    : rainerscript.c: load:  'imklog'
> > 0953.049683199:main thread    : modules.c: Requested to load module
> 'imklog'
> > 0953.049688342:main thread    : modules.c: loading module
> '/usr/lib64/rsyslog/imklog.so'
> > 0953.050263553:main thread    : modules.c: module imklog of type 0 being
> loaded (keepType=0).
> > 0953.050274236:main thread    : imklog.c: entry point
> 'isCompatibleWithFeature' not present in module
> > 0953.050279240:main thread    : modules.c: module config name is 'imklog'
> > 0953.050283500:main thread    : modules.c: module imklog supports
> rsyslog v6 config interface
> > 0953.050289536:main thread    : imklog.c: entry point 'newInpInst' not
> present in module
> > 0953.050293692:main thread    : imklog.c: entry point 'doHUP' not
> present in module
> > 0953.050308677:main thread    : imklog.c: module (global) param blk for
> imklog:
> > 0953.050313296:main thread    : rainerscript.c: ruleset: (unset)
> > 0953.050322440:main thread    : rainerscript.c: logpath: (unset)
> > 0953.050331135:main thread    : rainerscript.c: permitnonkernelfacility:
> (unset)
> > 0953.050339793:main thread    : rainerscript.c: consoleloglevel: (unset)
> > 0953.050348442:main thread    : rainerscript.c: parsekerneltimestamp:
> (unset)
> > 0953.050357122:main thread    : rainerscript.c: keepkerneltimestamp:
> (unset)
> > 0953.050365783:main thread    : rainerscript.c: internalmsgfacility:
> (unset)
> > 0953.050374403:main thread    : rainerscript.c: ratelimitinterval:
> (unset)
> > 0953.050383057:main thread    : rainerscript.c: ratelimitburst: (unset)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 8:37 AM Rainer Gerhards <
> rgerha...@hq.adiscon.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I am a bit confused if/how this shall relate to the imjournal rate
> >> limiter, but... well.. you may know - especially if it helped ;-)
> >>
> >> As to troubleshooting the SQL issue: did you manually try the insert
> >> statement? Did the sql server error log give you more information?
> >>
> >> Could you at least post the startup part of the debug log? Be sure to
> >> check for passwords etc. before doing so.
> >>
> >> Rainer
> >>
> >> El mar, 13 dic 2022 a las 15:21, helices
> >> (<mike+rsys...@mdsresource.net>) escribió:
> >> >
> >> > Done.
> >> >
> >> > Apparently, this issue happens mostly in the very early morning hours.
> >> >
> >> > It seems to be associated with the original issue in my original post:
> >> >
> >> > 2022-12-13T02:23:44.392947-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[2539]: action 'Sftp'
> (module 'ommysql.so') message lost, could not be processed. Check for
> additional error messages before this one. [v8.2212.0 try
> https://www.rsyslog.com/e/2218 ]
> >> > 2022-12-13T02:23:44.399259-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[2539]: ommysql: db
> error (1172): Result consisted of more than one row  [v8.2212.0]
> >> > 2022-12-13T02:23:44.399470-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[2539]: The error
> statement was: insert into SystemEvents (Message, Facility, FromHost,
> Priority, DeviceReportedTime, ReceivedAt, InfoUnitID, SysLogTag) values
> ('Received disconnect from 44.228.232.55 port 53606:11: disconnected by
> user [postauth]', 10, 'hermes', 6, '20221213020903', '20221213020903', 1,
> 'sshd[23880]:') [v8.2212.0 try https://www.rsyslog.com/e/2218 ]
> >> >
> >> > I remain unclear on how to get more details regarding this to a log
> file.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for your assistance.
> >> >
> >> > ~ Mike
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 8:01 AM Rainer Gerhards <
> rgerha...@hq.adiscon.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I would probably make sense to create a debug log, at least for
> >> >> startup, to show what actually happened.
> >> >>
> >> >> Doc:
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/master/troubleshooting/howtodebug.html
> >> >>
> >> >> Rainer
> >> >>
> >> >> El mar, 13 dic 2022 a las 15:00, helices
> >> >> (<mike+rsys...@mdsresource.net>) escribió:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > No, it still rate-limits. I verified that the restart restarted
> rsyslogd:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > # systemctl -l status rsyslog
> >> >> > * rsyslog.service - System Logging Service
> >> >> >    Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service;
> enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
> >> >> >    Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-12-12 13:58:40 CST; 18h
> ago
> >> >> >      Docs: man:rsyslogd(8)
> >> >> >            https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/
> >> >> >  Main PID: 2539 (rsyslogd)
> >> >> >    CGroup: /system.slice/rsyslog.service
> >> >> >            `-2539 /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Dec 13 04:58:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> > Dec 13 05:18:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> > Dec 13 05:38:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> > Dec 13 05:58:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> > Dec 13 06:18:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> > Dec 13 06:38:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> > Dec 13 06:58:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> > Dec 13 07:18:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> > Dec 13 07:38:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> > Dec 13 07:58:43 hermes.provell.com rsyslogd[2539]: -- MARK --
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Yet, it is still rate-limiting:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 2022-12-13T02:23:38.001127-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[2539]:
> rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1808 messages lost due to rate-limiting (500
> allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> > 2022-12-13T02:23:44.003241-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[2539]:
> rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1792 messages lost due to rate-limiting (500
> allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> > 2022-12-13T02:23:50.001278-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[2539]:
> rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1779 messages lost due to rate-limiting (500
> allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> > 2022-12-13T02:23:56.001273-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[2539]:
> rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1835 messages lost due to rate-limiting (500
> allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> > 2022-12-13T02:24:02.005300-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[2539]:
> rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1768 messages lost due to rate-limiting (500
> allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Please, advise. Thank you.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 2:03 PM helices <
> mike+rsys...@mdsresource.net> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I just now restarted again, like this:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> # systemctl restart rsyslog
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> We'll see overnight if that does the trick.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> # date; grep -v "^\(#\|\s*$\)" /etc/rsyslog.conf ;date
> >> >> >> Mon Dec 12 13:56:12 CST 2022
> >> >> >> module(load="imjournal" Ratelimit.Burst="30000"
> Ratelimit.Interval="1000" StateFile="imjournal.state")
> >> >> >> module(load="imklog")
> >> >> >> module(load="immark")
> >> >> >> module(load="impstats" interval="600" severity="7")
> >> >> >> syslog.=debug /var/log/rsyslog-stats
> >> >> >> module(load="imtcp")
> >> >> >> input(type="imtcp" port="514")
> >> >> >> module(load="imudp")
> >> >> >> input(type="imudp" port="514")
> >> >> >> module(load="ommysql.so")
> >> >> >> global(workDirectory="/var/lib/rsyslog")
> >> >> >> authpriv.none;cron.none;*.info;mail.none    /var/log/messages
> >> >> >> authpriv.*                                  /var/log/secure
> >> >> >> cron.*                                      /var/log/cron
> >> >> >> *.emerg                                     :omusrmsg:*
> >> >> >> ftp.*                                       /var/log/vsftpd.log
> >> >> >> local7.*                                    /var/log/boot.log
> >> >> >> mail.*                                      /var/log/maillog
> >> >> >> uucp,news.crit                              /var/log/spooler
> >> >> >> $ActionName Ftp
> >> >> >> $ActionQueueFileName dbFtpQueue   # Set file name, also enables
> disk mode
> >> >> >> $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on     # Save messages to disk on
> shutdown
> >> >> >> $ActionQueueType LinkedList       # Use asynchronous processing
> >> >> >> $ActionResumeRetryCount -1        # Infinite retries on insert
> failure
> >> >> >> ftp.*
>  :ommysql:10.199.5.177,vsftplog,hermesvsftplog,_____
> >> >> >> $ActionName Sftp
> >> >> >> $ActionQueueFileName dbSftpQueue   # Set file name, also enables
> disk mode
> >> >> >> $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on      # Save messages to disk on
> shutdown
> >> >> >> $ActionQueueType LinkedList        # Use asynchronous processing
> >> >> >> $ActionResumeRetryCount -1         # Infinite retries on insert
> failure
> >> >> >> authpriv.*
>  :ommysql:10.199.5.177,sftplogDB,hermesvsftplog,_____
> >> >> >> $ActionName Admin
> >> >> >> $ActionQueueFileName ZenossQueue  # Set file name, also enables
> disk mode
> >> >> >> $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on     # Save messages to disk on
> shutdown
> >> >> >> $ActionQueueType LinkedList       # Use asynchronous processing
> >> >> >> $ActionResumeRetryCount -1        # Infinite retries on insert
> failure
> >> >> >> *.*                               @@10.199.1.160
> >> >> >> Mon Dec 12 13:56:12 CST 2022
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 1:34 PM David Lang <da...@lang.hm> wrote:
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> did you do a full restart after making the change? can you show
> the full config?
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> the messages you are showing are saying taht the config line you
> show isn't
> >> >> >>> being used.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> David Lang
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> On Mon, 12 Dec 2022, helices via rsyslog wrote:
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> > Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:39:54 -0600
> >> >> >>> > From: helices via rsyslog <rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com>
> >> >> >>> > To: Rainer Gerhards <rgerha...@hq.adiscon.com>
> >> >> >>> > Cc: helices <mike+rsys...@mdsresource.net>,
> >> >> >>> >     rsyslog-users <rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com>
> >> >> >>> > Subject: Re: [rsyslog] Rsyslogd/ommysql.so: Not writing to DB
> intermittently
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > We're still missing something:
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > module(load="imjournal" Ratelimit.Burst="30000"
> Ratelimit.Interval="1000"
> >> >> >>> > StateFile="imjournal.state")
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > 2022-12-12T00:53:14.001626-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[1536]:
> >> >> >>> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1728 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> > 2022-12-12T00:53:20.004006-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[1536]:
> >> >> >>> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1818 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> > 2022-12-12T00:53:26.003870-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[1536]:
> >> >> >>> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1794 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> > 2022-12-12T00:53:32.005388-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[1536]:
> >> >> >>> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1797 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> > 2022-12-12T00:53:38.001367-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[1536]:
> >> >> >>> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1812 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> > 2022-12-12T00:53:44.006085-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[1536]:
> >> >> >>> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1791 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> > 2022-12-12T00:53:50.005487-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[1536]:
> >> >> >>> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1797 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> > 2022-12-12T00:53:56.001546-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[1536]:
> >> >> >>> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1808 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> > 2022-12-12T00:54:02.007743-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[1536]:
> >> >> >>> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1759 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > What are we missing?
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > Please, advise. Thank you.
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > On Fri, Dec 9, 2022 at 8:49 AM Rainer Gerhards <
> rgerha...@hq.adiscon.com>
> >> >> >>> > wrote:
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> >> you set the interval, but not ratelimit.burst
> >> >> >>> >>
> >> >> >>> >> doc:
> >> >> >>> >>
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/modules/imjournal.html
> >> >> >>> >>
> >> >> >>> >> Rainer
> >> >> >>> >>
> >> >> >>> >> El mar, 6 dic 2022 a las 15:16, helices via rsyslog
> >> >> >>> >> (<rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com>) escribió:
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> > David,
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> > What am I doing wrong?
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> > module(load="imjournal" Ratelimit.Interval="10000"
> >> >> >>> >> > StateFile="imjournal.state")
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> > 2022-12-06T07:19:26.004772-06:00 hermes rsyslogd[29735]:
> >> >> >>> >> > rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 1755 messages lost due to
> rate-limiting (500
> >> >> >>> >> > allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> > Please, advise. Thank you.
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> > ~ Mike
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> > On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 3:12 PM David Lang <da...@lang.hm>
> wrote:
> >> >> >>> >> >
> >> >> >>> >> > > On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, helices wrote:
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > > [1] What is "action() syntax?" Which lines ought to be
> converted?
> >> >> >>> >> How?
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >>
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/master/configuration/basic_structure.html#statement-types
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > instead of
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > @@10.0.0.1
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > you would do
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > action(type="omfwd" target="10.0.0.1" port="514"
> protocol="tcp")
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > for this trivial example, the earlier syntax makes more
> sense, but when
> >> >> >>> >> > > you have
> >> >> >>> >> > > more complex things (like the queues that you have),
> adding them all
> >> >> >>> >> into
> >> >> >>> >> > > the
> >> >> >>> >> > > action makes it clearer exactly what is happening
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > so you currently have
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionName Admin
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueDequeueSlowdown 1000  # How long (in
> microseconds)
> >> >> >>> >> > > dequeueing
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> should be delayed
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueFileName ZenossQueue  # Set file name,
> also enables
> >> >> >>> >> disk
> >> >> >>> >> > > mode
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on     # Save messages to
> disk on
> >> >> >>> >> shutdown
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueType LinkedList       # Use asynchronous
> processing
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionResumeRetryCount -1        # Infinite retries
> on insert
> >> >> >>> >> failure
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> *.*                               @@10.199.1.160
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > This would be
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > action(name="Admin" type="omfwd" target="10.199.1.160"
> protocol="tcp"
> >> >> >>> >> > > queue.filename="ZenossQueue" queue.saveonshutdown="on"
> >> >> >>> >> > > queue.type="linkedlist"
> >> >> >>> >> > > resumeretrycount="-1" queue.dequeueslowdown="1000")
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > this makes it very clear that all these parameters apply
> only to this
> >> >> >>> >> > > action
> >> >> >>> >> > > (which is what the old syntax does, but it's less obvious
> to people
> >> >> >>> >> that
> >> >> >>> >> > > it only
> >> >> >>> >> > > applies to the next action)
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > > [2] Where is the "pause" you mention? I don't recognize
> that.
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > $ActionQueueDequeueSlowdown 1000  # How long (in
> microseconds)
> >> >> >>> >> dequeueing
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > This tells rsyslog to pause after each batch of messages
> before
> >> >> >>> >> processing
> >> >> >>> >> > > the
> >> >> >>> >> > > next batch.
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > > [3] impstats? Permanently? Only for this debugging?
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > I like to have it on permanently, but especially for
> debugging it
> >> >> >>> >> provides
> >> >> >>> >> > > a lot
> >> >> >>> >> > > of useful info
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > > [4] How to modify imjournal rate limits?
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > see
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >>
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/modules/imjournal.html
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > > [5] RSYSLOG_DebugFormat? I found this:
> >> >> >>> >> > > >
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/templates.html
> >> >> >>> >> - Is
> >> >> >>> >> > > > that example proper by itself? Where does this template
> go? How can I
> >> >> >>> >> > > > specify the file and location for debugging?
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > as I said below
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> ftp.* /var/log/ftp;RSYSLOG_DebugFormat (legacy format,
> add
> >> >> >>> >> > > template="RSYSLOG_DebugFormat" to that action() format)
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > > If there are URLs to inform me, I appreciate your
> direction.
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >>
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/modules/imjournal.html
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >>
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/modules/ommysql.html
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/modules/omfwd.html
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/master/configuration/actions.html
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/master/rainerscript/queue_parameters.html
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >>
> https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/v8-stable/configuration/modules/omfile.html
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > feel free to keep asking questions.
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > David Lang
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > > ~ Mike
> >> >> >>> >> > > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 1:33 PM David Lang <
> da...@lang.hm> wrote:
> >> >> >>> >> > > >
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> it would be useful to convert to the action() syntax
> as it makes it
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> clearer
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> what's happening.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> Why are you pausing between writing logs? (this could
> be why you are
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> dropping
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> logs)
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> given the number of queues and actions, look at
> configuring
> >> >> >>> >> impstats so
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> that you
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> can see the number of messages in the queues, number
> processed, etc.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> imjournal defaults to some fairly aggressive rate
> limiting, I find
> >> >> >>> >> that
> >> >> >>> >> > > I
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> always
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> need to drastically increase the limits.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> writing logs using the RSYSLOG_DebugFormat is adding
> the template
> >> >> >>> >> to the
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> file
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> ftp.* /var/log/ftp;RSYSLOG_DebugFormat (legacy format,
> add
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> template="RSYSLOG_DebugFormat" to that action() format)
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> the debug format is large, but you really need to see
> the message
> >> >> >>> >> that's
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> failing
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> to figure out why it's failing. The MySQL logs may
> give you better
> >> >> >>> >> info
> >> >> >>> >> > > on
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> that.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> David Lang
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, helices wrote:
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 13:26:47 -0600
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> From: helices <mike+rsys...@mdsresource.net>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> To: David Lang <da...@lang.hm>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> Cc: helices via rsyslog <rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> Subject: Re: [rsyslog] Rsyslogd/ommysql.so: Not
> writing to DB
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> intermittently
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> Thank you.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> [1] rsyslog.conf
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> # date; grep -v "^\(#\|\s*$\)" /etc/rsyslog.conf ;date
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> Thu Dec  1 13:19:34 CST 2022
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> module(load="imjournal" StateFile="imjournal.state")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> module(load="imklog")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> module(load="immark")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> module(load="impstats" interval="600" severity="7")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> syslog.=debug /var/log/rsyslog-stats
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> module(load="imtcp")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> input(type="imtcp" port="514")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> module(load="imudp")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> input(type="imudp" port="514")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> module(load="ommysql.so")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> global(workDirectory="/var/lib/rsyslog")
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> authpriv.none;cron.none;*.info;mail.none
> /var/log/messages
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> authpriv.*
> /var/log/secure
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> cron.*
> /var/log/cron
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> *.emerg
>  :omusrmsg:*
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> ftp.*
>  /var/log/vsftpd.log
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> local7.*
> /var/log/boot.log
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> mail.*
> /var/log/maillog
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> uucp,news.crit
> /var/log/spooler
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionName Ftp
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueDequeueSlowdown 1000  # How long (in
> microseconds)
> >> >> >>> >> > > dequeueing
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> should be delayed
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueFileName dbFtpQueue   # Set file name,
> also enables
> >> >> >>> >> disk
> >> >> >>> >> > > mode
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on     # Save messages to
> disk on
> >> >> >>> >> shutdown
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueType LinkedList       # Use asynchronous
> processing
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionResumeRetryCount -1        # Infinite retries
> on insert
> >> >> >>> >> failure
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> ftp.*
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> :ommysql:10.199.5.177,vsftplog,hermesvsftplog,_____
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionName Sftp
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueDequeueSlowdown 1000   # How long (in
> microseconds)
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> dequeueing
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> should be delayed
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueFileName dbSftpQueue   # Set file name,
> also enables
> >> >> >>> >> disk
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> mode
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on      # Save messages to
> disk on
> >> >> >>> >> shutdown
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueType LinkedList        # Use asynchronous
> processing
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionResumeRetryCount -1         # Infinite retries
> on insert
> >> >> >>> >> failure
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> authpriv.*
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> :ommysql:10.199.5.177,sftplogDB,hermesvsftplog,_____
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionName Admin
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueDequeueSlowdown 1000  # How long (in
> microseconds)
> >> >> >>> >> > > dequeueing
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> should be delayed
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueFileName ZenossQueue  # Set file name,
> also enables
> >> >> >>> >> disk
> >> >> >>> >> > > mode
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on     # Save messages to
> disk on
> >> >> >>> >> shutdown
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionQueueType LinkedList       # Use asynchronous
> processing
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> $ActionResumeRetryCount -1        # Infinite retries
> on insert
> >> >> >>> >> failure
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> *.*                               @@10.199.1.160
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> Thu Dec  1 13:19:34 CST 2022
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> [2] How do we "log the message with the template
> >> >> >>> >> RSYSLOG_DebugFormat
> >> >> >>> >> > > to a
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> file?" How much disk space is needed? This problem
> appears to have
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> started
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> recently, and appears to happen once or twice per
> day, without a
> >> >> >>> >> common
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> time.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> [3] I didn't notice the rate-limiting until now. It
> is not
> >> >> >>> >> uncommon.
> >> >> >>> >> > > How
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> can we avoid losing so many messages?
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> ~ Mike
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 1:05 PM David Lang <
> da...@lang.hm> wrote:
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> please post your full config.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> It would also help to log the message with the
> template
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> RSYSLOG_DebugFormat to a
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> file and find the log entry that is failing to
> insert.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> my guess is that the quotes in the message are
> confusing mysql
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> note that rate limiting is throwing away messages
> because you are
> >> >> >>> >> > > trying
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> to
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> process them too fast.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> David Lang
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, helices via rsyslog wrote:
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 10:08:01 -0600
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> From: helices via rsyslog <
> rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> To: rsyslog-users <rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Cc: helices <mike+rsys...@mdsresource.net>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Subject: [rsyslog] Rsyslogd/ommysql.so: Not writing
> to DB
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> intermittently
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> # date; /bin/yum list rsyslog rsyslog-mysql ;date
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Thu Dec  1 09:47:18 CST 2022
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> * base: download.cf.centos.org
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> * epel: mirror.genesisadaptive.com
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> * extras: download.cf.centos.org
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> * remi-php56: mirror.pit.teraswitch.com
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> * remi-safe: mirror.pit.teraswitch.com
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> * updates: download.cf.centos.org
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Installed Packages
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> rsyslog.x86_64
> >> >> >>> >> > >  8.2210.0-1.el7
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>                                 @rsyslog_v8
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> rsyslog-mysql.x86_64
> >> >> >>> >> > >  8.2210.0-1.el7
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>                                 @rsyslog_v8
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Thu Dec  1 09:47:19 CST 2022
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Sample of numerous error messages
> (/var/log/messages):
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> rsyslogd[17344]: ommysql: db error (1172): Result
> consisted of
> >> >> >>> >> more
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> than
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> one row  [v8.2210.0]
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> rsyslogd[17344]: The error statement was: insert
> into
> >> >> >>> >> SystemEvents
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> (Message, Facility, FromHost, Priority,
> DeviceReportedTime,
> >> >> >>> >> > > ReceivedAt,
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> InfoUnitID, SysLogTag) values ('close
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> "/incoming/wood.pgez.scen.11302022.sa.pgp" bytes
> read 0 written
> >> >> >>> >> 2603
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> [postauth]', 10, 'hermes', 6, '20221201081257',
> >> >> >>> >> '20221201081257', 1,
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> 'sshd[19654]:') [v8.2210.0 try
> https://www.rsyslog.com/e/2218 ]
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> rsyslogd[17344]: rsyslogd[internal_messages]: 215
> messages lost
> >> >> >>> >> due
> >> >> >>> >> > > to
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> rate-limiting (500 allowed within 5 seconds)
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> rsyslogd[17344]: action 'Sftp' (module
> 'ommysql.so') message
> >> >> >>> >> lost,
> >> >> >>> >> > > >> could
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> not be processed. Check for additional error
> messages before this
> >> >> >>> >> > > one.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> [v8.2210.0 try https://www.rsyslog.com/e/2218 ]
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> We have been writing all data from Internet file
> transfers to a
> >> >> >>> >> Mysql
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> table
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> for years. Recently, we began seeing intermittent
> errors like
> >> >> >>> >> those
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>> above.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> What is happening here?
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> What can we do to fix this problem?
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> Please, advise. Thank you.
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>>
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> ~ Mike
> >> >> >>> >> > > >>>>> _______________________________________________
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