I had the same problem (on lucid) with a custom log file, In my case the permissions were wrong: After changing them to user=syslog and group=adm the reload works.
It seems that rsyslog is starting with root privileges and then dropping them. That way it works on startup (and restart) but not on reload. A reload of rsyslog is triggered by logrotate. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612900 Title: rsyslog does not reopen /dev/xconsole on reload To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/612900/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
