VRRP log messages going to different files

Hello,

Using keepalived 1.2.13 I see that there is a '-S' option for the main
keepalived process. The man page says:

  Set syslog facility to LOG_LOCAL[0-7]. The default syslog
                facility is LOG_DAEMON.

We typically set up the syslog 'daemon' facility (in /etc/rsyslog.conf)
to be written to the /var/log/daemon file. We do not specify the
keepalived '-S' option at all. However, with keepalived we are seeing
VRRP messages being written to the /var/log/messages file rather than
the daemon file.

Looking at the code in keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_daemon.c and
keepalived/check/check_daemon.c we can see (for example):

    openlog(PROG_CHECK, LOG_PID | ((debug & 1) ? LOG_CONS : 0),
            (log_facility==LOG_DAEMON) ? LOG_LOCAL2 : log_facility);

In vrrp_daemon.c the LOG_LOCAL1 facility is specified.
Since we do not specify LOCAL1 or LOCAL2 in /etc/rsyslog.conf, the
messages default to going to /var/log/messages.

Why are VRRP messages directed to LOCAL1 and check messages to LOCAL2
when the main process defaults to DAEMON? Surely all the messages should
go to whatever the '-S' option is set to (or defaults to)?




John.

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John Horne                   Tel: +44 (0)1752 587287
Plymouth University, UK


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