rsyslog shows the error message "Uncompression of a message failed with return code -3"
Issue
- rsyslog shows the following error message in
/var/log/messages
:
rsyslogd: syslog.err : Uncompression of a message failed with return code -3 - enable debug logging if you need further information. Message ignored. [v8.24.0-55.el7]
- This issue occurs when a syslog server receives a syslog message from remote host
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- rsyslog
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