rsyslog service does not reload correctly

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The rsyslog service didn't always reload correctly. It could be triggered by running service rsyslog reload continuously.

    # service rsyslog reload
 Reloading system logger...                                 [  OK  ]
# service rsyslog reload
 Reloading system logger...                                 [FAILED]
# service rsyslog reload
 Reloading system logger...                                 [FAILED]

    Once the service fails to reload, it continues to fail afterwards. Additionally, service rsyslog status reports the following message.

    # service rsyslog status
 rsyslogd dead but pid file exists

Environment

  • rsyslog-4.6.2-1.el6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, beta 2

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