newsyslog changes in DA 1.232

[Chrysalis]

http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=447

The changes made here seem to be broken every day I am emailed with the error, which is like this.

newsyslog: bad value '695' for process number in /var/run/proftpd.pid
newsyslog: bad value '48303' for process number in /var/run/httpd.pid
newsyslog: bad value '620' for process number in /var/run/exim.pid
newsyslog: bad value '620' for process number in /var/run/exim.pid


I haven't looked into it much yet, but are others getting the same?

[California]

After upgrading DA, I am getting the same error email everyday with FreeBSD 4.9.

[wdv]

Same here with FreeBSD 5.2.1

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

Those were added to the /etc/newsyslog.conf file.

That error is very strange.. I found the code that generates that error ( http://www.google.ca/search?q=cache:_OekOh2uRA0J:unix.za.net/docs/freebsdsrc/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.c+newsyslog:+bad+value+for+process+number&hl=en&lr=lang_en )

and it checks to make sure those numbers are within a certain range. In this case, 5 and 99999. The pid's shown are within that range, so something is wrong.

What happens when you run:

newsyslog -v

... a more clear description of the error should appear..

John

[California]

Here's my output (FreeBSD 4.9) from newsyslog -v:


zuni# newsyslog -v
/var/log/cron <3Z>: size (Kb): 46 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/amd.log <7Z>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/auth.log <7Z>: size (Kb): 68 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/kerberos.log <7Z>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/lpd-errs <7Z>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/maillog <7Z>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/sendmail.st <10>: age (hr): 102 [168] --> skipping
/var/log/messages <5Z>: size (Kb): 42 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/all.log <7Z>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/slip.log <3Z>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/ppp.log <3Z>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/security <10Z>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/wtmp <3>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 1 05:00:00 2004
/var/log/daily.log <7Z>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/weekly.log <5Z>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/monthly.log <12Z>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/console.log <5Z>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/chrootshell.log <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/proftpd/auth.log <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/proftpd/xferlog.legacy <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/proftpd/access.log <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/httpd/access_log <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/httpd/fpexe_log <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/httpd/suexec_log <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/httpd/error_log <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/exim/paniclog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/exim_paniclog <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/exim/rejectlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/exim_rejectlog <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/exim/processlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/exim_processlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/mainlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/exim_mainlog <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/directadmin/error.log <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/directadmin/errortaskq.log <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/directadmin/security.log <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/directadmin/system.log <4>: --> will trim at Mon Dec 20 00:00:00 2004


It doesnt shed any more light to this newbie! :)

[Chrysalis]

/var/log/auth.log <5Z>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/console.log <3Z>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/cron <3Z>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/daily.log <7J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/debug.log <3Z>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/maillog <3Z>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/messages <5Z>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/monthly.log <12J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/weekly.log <5J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/wtmp <3>: --> will trim at Sat Jan 1 05:00:00 2005
/var/log/xferlog <3Z>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/ipfw/ipfw.log <7Z>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/chrootshell.log <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/proftpd/auth.log <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/proftpd/xferlog.legacy <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/proftpd/access.log <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/httpd/access_log <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/httpd/fpexe_log <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/httpd/suexec_log <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/httpd/error_log <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/exim/paniclog <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/exim/exim_paniclog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/rejectlog <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/exim/exim_rejectlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/processlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/exim_processlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/mainlog <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/exim/exim_mainlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/directadmin/error.log <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/directadmin/errortaskq.log <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/directadmin/security.log <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004
/var/log/directadmin/system.log <4>: --> will trim at Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 2004

[FastAttack]

I got the same errors as well

FreeBSD 5.2.1

/var/log/all.log <7J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/amd.log <7J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/auth.log <7J>: size (Kb): 13 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/console.log <5J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/cron <3J>: size (Kb): 54 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/daily.log <7J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/debug.log <7J>: size (Kb): 4 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/kerberos.log <7J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/lpd-errs <7J>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/maillog <7J>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
daemon pid 293 notified
small pause to allow daemon(s) to close log
/var/log/messages <5J>: size (Kb): 37 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/monthly.log <12J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/ppp.log <3J>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/security <10J>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/sendmail.st <10>: age (hr): 75 [168] --> skipping
/var/log/slip.log <3J>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/weekly.log <5J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/wtmp <3>: --> will trim at Sat Jan 1 05:00:00 2005
/var/log/xferlog <7J>: size (Kb): 2 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/chrootshell.log <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/proftpd/auth.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/proftpd/xferlog.legacy <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/proftpd/access.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
newsyslog: bad value '701' for process number in /var/run/proftpd.pid
newsyslog: (expecting value between -99999 and -5)
/var/log/httpd/access_log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/httpd/fpexe_log <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/httpd/suexec_log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/httpd/error_log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
newsyslog: bad value '9611' for process number in /var/run/httpd.pid
newsyslog: (expecting value between -99999 and -5)
/var/log/exim/paniclog <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/exim/exim_paniclog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/rejectlog <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/exim/exim_rejectlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/processlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/exim_processlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/mainlog <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
newsyslog: bad value '586' for process number in /var/run/exim.pid
newsyslog: (expecting value between -99999 and -5)
/var/log/exim/exim_mainlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/directadmin/error.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/directadmin/errortaskq.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/directadmin/security.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/directadmin/system.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
elm2# newsyslog -v
/var/log/all.log <7J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/amd.log <7J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/auth.log <7J>: size (Kb): 13 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/console.log <5J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/cron <3J>: size (Kb): 55 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/daily.log <7J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/debug.log <7J>: size (Kb): 4 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/kerberos.log <7J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/lpd-errs <7J>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/maillog <7J>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
daemon pid 293 notified
small pause to allow daemon(s) to close log
/var/log/messages <5J>: size (Kb): 37 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/monthly.log <12J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/ppp.log <3J>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/security <10J>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/sendmail.st <10>: age (hr): 75 [168] --> skipping
/var/log/slip.log <3J>: size (Kb): 0 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/weekly.log <5J>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/wtmp <3>: --> will trim at Sat Jan 1 05:00:00 2005
/var/log/xferlog <7J>: size (Kb): 2 [100] --> skipping
/var/log/chrootshell.log <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/proftpd/auth.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/proftpd/xferlog.legacy <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/proftpd/access.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
newsyslog: bad value '701' for process number in /var/run/proftpd.pid
newsyslog: (expecting value between -99999 and -5)
/var/log/httpd/access_log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/httpd/fpexe_log <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/httpd/suexec_log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/httpd/error_log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
newsyslog: bad value '9611' for process number in /var/run/httpd.pid
newsyslog: (expecting value between -99999 and -5)
/var/log/exim/paniclog <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/exim/exim_paniclog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/rejectlog <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/exim/exim_rejectlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/processlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/exim_processlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/exim/mainlog <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
newsyslog: bad value '586' for process number in /var/run/exim.pid
newsyslog: (expecting value between -99999 and -5)
/var/log/exim/exim_mainlog <4>: does not exist, skipped.
/var/log/directadmin/error.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/directadmin/errortaskq.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/directadmin/security.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....
/var/log/directadmin/system.log <4>: --> time is up
--> trimming log....

[motobrandt]

Here's what I get every hour on the hour every since upgrade. FreeBSD 4.8

newsyslog: illegal flag in config file -- N

Looks different. In fact I get this even when I try
# newsyslog -v

so... Any help?

thanks

[Chrysalis]

well the logs are actually rotating, so I am just gonna edit the crontab so it stops emailing me the errors and ignore it.

[FastAttack]

Originally posted by Chrysalis
well the logs are actually rotating, so I am just gonna edit the crontab so it stops emailing me the errors and ignore it.

It would be nice if we got updated why this is happening though.

[DirectAdmin Support]

http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=465

John

[California]

I ran the commands found in http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=465, and presto, the emails stopped. :)

So I guess it works!

[GITK Services]

I'm still getting the error on FreeBSD 4.x (I know, wrong forum, but right thread!) after running the commands in http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=465 - looking through the file, it's still got N's all over the place, so I'm assuming it hasn't done the exchange properly.

What should / shouldn't it have?

Text copy attached.