rsyslog uses [localhost] instead of the system hostname in logs
Issue
rsysloguses[localhost]as the hostname in locally generated log messages, even though the hostname is set properly usinghostnamectl.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 or earlier
rsyslog-8.24.0-34.el7or earlier
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