logger command on RHEL8 is putting in the logger PID by default in logs logged by rsyslog.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • In RHEL7, we will not see the logger PID unless you add in the '-i' option.
# logger -i test123
  • But in RHEL8 we always see the PID in logs logged by rsyslog.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • rsyslog/imjournal
  • logger

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