[lfs] 02/02: Usage-OpenRC: Create sysklogd service.

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Author: Zeckmathederg <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Mar 23 22:53:56 2026 -0600

    Usage-OpenRC: Create sysklogd service.
    
    As it turns out, OpenRC doesn't ship a service for any logger, including
    Sysklogd. I only found this out when trying to debug why sshd wasn't
    working and I couldn't get the logs since no logger was running. This
    solves that, finally.
---
 chapter09/usage.xml | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chapter09/usage.xml b/chapter09/usage.xml
index 6e9c52063..88ac1a77f 100644
--- a/chapter09/usage.xml
+++ b/chapter09/usage.xml
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ done</userinput></screen>
 <screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/init.d/udevd &lt;&lt; "EOF"
 <literal>#!/sbin/openrc-run
 # Starts the udevd daemon.
-# Authors: Zeckma - [email protected]
-# Version: LFS 13.0
+# Authors: Zeckma - [email protected]
+# Version: LFS &version;
 
 description="starts the udevd daemon"
 
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ EOF
 cat &gt; /etc/init.d/udev-trigger &lt;&lt; "EOF"
 <literal>#!/sbin/openrc-run
 # Coldplugs devices and settles the udevd daemon.
-# Authors: Zeckma - [email protected]
-# Version: LFS 13.0
+# Authors: Zeckma - [email protected]
+# Version: LFS &version;
 
 description="coldplugs devices"
 
@@ -178,6 +178,46 @@ done</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>
 
+  <sect2 id="ch-config-sysklogd">
+    <title>Creating the Sysklogd Service</title>
+
+    <indexterm zone="ch-config-sysklogd">
+      <primary sortas="d-sysklogd">sysklogd</primary>
+    <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
+
+  <para>OpenRC doesn't ship a service for <command>syslogd</command>, leading
+  important messages not being captured. Create and enable the service for the
+  logger:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/init.d/sysklogd &lt;&lt; "EOF"
+<literal>#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Starts the sysklogd daemon.
+# Authors: Zeckma - [email protected]
+# Version: LFS &version;
+
+command=/sbin/syslogd
+pidfile="/run/${RC_SVCNAME}.pid"
+command_background=true
+command_args="-F ${sysklogd_options}"
+
+depend() {
+  need clock hostname
+  after root
+  provide logger
+}
+
+reload() {
+  ebegin "Reloading sysklogd"
+  start-stop-daemon --signal HUP --pidfile ${pidfile}
+  eend $?
+}</literal>
+EOF
+
+chmod 755 /etc/init.d/sysklogd
+rc-update add sysklogd boot</userinput></screen>
+
+  </sect2>
+
   <sect2 id="ch-config-clock">
     <title>Configuring the System Clock</title>
 

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