tmpfiles.d conflicting rules to manage /var/log

[Simon Déziel]

/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/00rsyslog.conf from rsyslog's package and /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/var.conf from systemd's package both try to manage the directory /var/log.

rsyslog's file takes precedence but the duplicated rules cause this to be logged:

  systemd-tmpfiles[3679]: [/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/var.conf:14] Duplicate line for path "/var/log", ignoring.

Also, both rules are different:

 $ grep '^d /var/log ' /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/{00rsyslog,var}.conf
 /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/00rsyslog.conf:d /var/log 0775 root syslog -
 /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/var.conf:d /var/log 0755 - - -

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: rsyslog 8.14.0-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-5.16-generic 4.3.3
Uname: Linux 4.3.0-5-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.3-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat Jan 2 21:42:42 2016
SourcePackage: rsyslog
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.logcheck.ignore.d.server.rsyslog: [deleted]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Simon Déziel (sdeziel)]

rsyslog 8.16.0-1ubuntu1 now includes a logcheck rule to specifically ignore this problem. The changelog doesn't explain why the conflict is being ignored instead of resolved.

[Ken Sharp (kennybobs)]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1504659