I moved /var and now syslog won't start

[Mike McGrath]

> 6) Edited /etc/fstab and commented-out the line stating that /var was
on /dev/hda3
>  because now /var is part of the / partition
> 7) Rebooted. Syslog hangs but the system eventually starts (i.e.
> without syslog running)
> 8) service syslog start (and it fails to start)
> 
> Any ideas? How should I debug this without the benefit of syslog?
> 
> Tim

Syslog might be looking for /var/log/ verify that the log directory is
created and that its permissions look normal.

	-Mike