imjournal: fscanf on state file `/var/lib/rsyslog/imjournal.state' failed

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • rsyslog outputs the following message: "imjournal: fscanf on state file/var/lib/rsyslog/imjournal.state' failed"` and afterwards, it stops logging.
  • rsyslog no longer stops receiving messages after system time change

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Rsyslog

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