This bug was fixed in the package rsyslog - 7.4.4-1ubuntu12 --------------- rsyslog (7.4.4-1ubuntu12) vivid; urgency=medium
* Install debian/00rsyslog.conf tmpfiles.d snippet to ensure that the syslog group can write into /var/log/. (LP: #1401984) -- Martin Pitt <martin.p...@ubuntu.com> Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:33:34 +0100 ** Changed in: rsyslog (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- 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/1401984 Title: non persistent logging after cleaning log files on disk Status in rsyslog package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Using current vivid with systemd init, I've cleaned the log on disk (*.log syslog dmesg) and rebooted my test box, since then it stopped logging to syslog. journalctl has the log from the current boot but not from previous ones the behaviour there is a bit confusing, I first though that I would get a fresh syslog on next boot and not an auto conversion to use journald, then the journal should keep record from previous boots as well... To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/1401984/+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