[systemd-devel] Q; syslog.socket dependency

[Reindl Harald]

Am 11.03.21 um 12:17 schrieb Ulrich Windl:
> Hi!
> 
> I have a unit that uses logger, and I want to run it after syslog is available. So I added syslog.socket as dependency, but it fails:
> Mar 11 12:11:02 jeos1 systemd[1]: syslog.socket: Socket service syslog.service not loaded, refusing.
> Mar 11 12:11:02 jeos1 systemd[1]: Failed to listen on Syslog Socket.
> 
> Doesn't journald also "provide" syslog.socket?
> 
> Manual says:
>         syslog.socket
>             The socket unit syslog implementations should listen on. All
>             userspace log messages will be made available on this socket. For
>             more information about syslog integration, please consult the
>             Syslog Interface[2] document

you need no dependencies for logging - journald is responsible for that 
and even available in the initrd

it's where early-boot stuff comes from