Re: sddm logfile other init systems

Dnia poniedzia=C5=82ek, 4 maja 2026 15:27:12 czas =C5=9Brodkowoeuropejski l=
etni Hefee pisze:
> Hey,
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> sddm ships a logfile named /var/log/sddm.log, if you look at it it is emp=
ty.
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> So far we know with systemd it is not used for quite a while and not=20
> referenced at all. That's why we want to cleanup the package, and not dro=
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> that file.
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> But maybe other init systems are using this log file, does anyone have a=
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> system, where this file is not empty? A hint would be welcome.
> Also a note, that your init system does not use /var/log/sddm.log is help=
ful,=20
> as we than are more safe to delete that file.
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> Regards,
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> hefee
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Hi,

Looks like not used (systemd):
root@DebYan:~# ls -hal /var/log/sddm.log
=2Drw-r--r-- 1 sddm sddm 0 03-13 09:01 /var/log/sddm.log

Regards,
yaros