Getting messages 'rsyslogd was HUPed' in /var/log messages

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Issue

  • I see "rsyslogd was HUPed" messages in the logs. How can I fix this?
# grep -i "rsyslogd was HUPed" /var/log/messages
Jul 30 20:19:11 hostname rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="5.8.10" x-pid="1457" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] rsyslogd was HUPed
Aug  1 06:39:44 hostname rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="5.8.10" x-pid="22972" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] rsyslogd was HUPed
Aug  1 06:39:56 hostname rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="5.8.10" x-pid="22972" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] rsyslogd was HUPed

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • rsyslog

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