Why is /var/log/messages showing duplicate log entries?

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Issue

var/log/messages is recording multiple log entries.

Dec 11 21:30:01 syslog01-mgm systemd: Starting Session 18 of user root.  <--- Duplicate
Dec 11 21:30:01 syslog01-mgm systemd: Started Session 18 of user root.
Dec 11 21:30:01 syslog01-mgm systemd: Starting Session 18 of user root.  <--- Duplicate
Dec 11 21:30:01 syslog01-mgm systemd: Started Session 18 of user root.
Dec 11 21:31:00 syslog01-mgm dbus[736]: avc:  received policyload notice (seqno=18)
Dec 11 21:31:00 syslog01-mgm dbus[736]: avc:  received policyload notice (seqno=18)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • rsyslog

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