[systemd-devel] rsyslog drops messages in debug mode

[Lennart Poettering]

On Wed, 20.04.11 07:16, Rainer Gerhards (rgerhards at hq.adiscon.com) wrote:

> > > > I believe it's an rsyslog (imuxsock module) newer feature to limit
> > flow
> > > > from extra-verbose apps by default, which you can tune or
> > completely
> > > > bypass, as described in the docs:
> > > >
> > >
> > > I know that (and I forgot to add that I use rsyslog 5.7.8).
> > > My point rather is, that for a default rsyslog + systemd installation
> > > imho this should not happen.
> > > I'm wondering if the default values in rsyslog are too aggressive in
> > > that regard?
> > 
> > That's why I suggest using systemd.log_level=debug in combination with
> > systemd.log_target=kmsg.
> > 
> > But yeah, maybe the default should be raised a little in rsyslog. Or
> > maybe rsyslog should allow more debug info than other info by defualt?
> > Dunno. Maybe file a bug against rsyslog?
> 
> I am not opposed to raising default limits (remember that you can always tune
> them via the config). But what's the right level? After all they are there as
> a guard against too noisy sources. If we raise the level too high, that won't
> work. I think there really is a conflict in these cases...

Maybe go exponential? Everytime somebody complains double the previous
default? Or so?

Lennart

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