How to debug logging daemons syslog and rsyslog

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Logging daemon (r)syslog misbehaves, debugging is required to analyse this further.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • syslog
  • rsyslog

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