Why the message imjournal: rename() failed for new path: '/var/lib/rsyslog/imjournal.state': No such file or directory appears even if the file is existing?

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Below messages are appears in /var/log/messages even if the file /var/lib/rsyslog/imjournal.state is existing.

    Mar 18 20:28:15 hostname rsyslogd[212498]: imjournal: rename() failed for new path: '/var/lib/rsyslog/imjournal.state': No such file or directory [v8.1911.0-6.el8 try https://www.rsyslog.com/e/0 ]
Mar 21 00:16:27 hostname rsyslogd[212498]: imjournal: rename() failed for new path: '/var/lib/rsyslog/imjournal.state': No such file or directory [v8.1911.0-6.el8 try https://www.rsyslog.com/e/0 ]

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • rsyslog

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