messages log is empty [Solved}

[Claude Jones]

I opened the Services program and found rsyslog was still listed as not 
running - maybe enabling wasn't sufficient using the systemctl command. 
I need to spend some time on the commands from systemctl. I started it 
from the services program GUI interface and it started right up and 
started filling up with output.

On 12/15/2011 01:32 PM, Claude Jones wrote:
> On 12/15/2011 01:17 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
>> Claude Jones wrote:
>>> my messages log is 0 bytes, completely empty
>>> has this functionality been moved elsewhere?
>>
>> Is your rsyslog service running?
>>
>> # systemctl status rsyslog.service
>
> That's it, but, how do I enable it?
>
> systemctl status rsyslog.service
> rsyslog.service - System Logging Service
> Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service; disabled)
> Active: inactive (dead)
> CGroup: name=systemd:/system/rsyslog.service
>
> I tried:
> systemctl enable rsyslog.service
> ln -s '/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service'
> '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/rsyslog.service'
>
> Running the status command now shows it as enabled but still "inactive
> (dead)"


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Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA