rsyslog uses [localhost] instead of the system hostname in logs

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • rsyslog uses [localhost] as the hostname in locally generated log messages, even though the hostname is set properly using hostnamectl.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 or earlier
  • rsyslog-8.24.0-34.el7 or earlier

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