rsyslog don't record new log lines after system clock rewinds from future date

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • rsyslog don't log lines into /var/log/messages and any other log files. The system clock used to be set to a future date, but it is now synchronized with the wall clock.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • systemd-journald
  • rsyslog

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