This bug no longer exists in Ubuntu 16.04, as the rsyslog rotate script (inherited from the Debian package) handles both systemd and sysvinit based systems:
$ more /usr/lib/rsyslog/rsyslog-rotate #!/bin/sh if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then systemctl kill -s HUP rsyslog.service else invoke-rc.d rsyslog rotate > /dev/null fi As such, I'm updating the status on this to Invalid. ** Changed in: rsyslog (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to rsyslog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1464745 Title: logrotate file fails on all but sysvinit Status in rsyslog package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: The logrotate file supplied can not work with Upstart or systemd because it calls `service rsyslog rotate` -- neither support custom actions. Instead a custom script to send SIGHUP to rsyslog depending on the init system should be used. It can just use * `initctl reload rsyslog` with Upstart * `systemctl kill --signal=SIGHUP --kill-who=main rsyslog.service` with systemd * `/etc/init.d/rsyslog rotate` with sysvinit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/1464745/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp