Re: Syslog doesn't start at boot

Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> Hi,
> I have an odd problem with my 3 week old -current install - syslogd
> isn't started. Or rather, it is started before lo0 is up and it fails to 
> start, eg..
>
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: /dev/ad0s3a: FILE SYSTEM CLEAN; SKIPPING CHECKS
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: /dev/ad0s3a: clean, 381721 free (3297 frags, 47303 blocks, 0.7% fragmentation)
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: /dev/ufs/inchoatevar: FILE SYSTEM CLEAN; SKIPPING CHECKS
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: /dev/ufs/inchoatevar: clean, 417071 free (4815 frags, 51532 blocks, 1.0% fragmentation)
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: /dev/ufs/inchoateusr: DEFER FOR BACKGROUND CHECKING
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: Apr 29 20:42:48  syslogd: bind: Can't assign requested address
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: Apr 29 20:42:48  syslogd: bind: Can't assign requested address
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: syslogd:
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: child pid 285 exited with return code 1
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel:
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: /etc/rc: WARNING: failed to start syslogd
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: Additional ABI support:
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: linux
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: .
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: Starting wpa_supplicant.
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: Starting Network: lo0 bfe0.
> Apr 29 11:13:05 inchoate kernel: add net ::ffff:0.0.0.0: gateway ::1
>
> I put '/etc/rc.d/syslogd restart' in rc.local but that's only a work around.
>
> I ran mergemaster -s and it did find a few changes (worringly) but the
> rc.d ones were just removing 'noprofile' from the keyword line which I don't
> think would affect things.
>
>   
Noticed that your network interface is being brought up * after * the 
sysklogd startup script runs. I'd try to maybe move the 
'syslog_enable="YES"' directive in /etc/rc.conf to some point after the 
ifconfig_*=* lines.