Re: [gentoo-user] Syslog-ng "Failed to seek to the Cursor"

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On 16/09/2015 20:52, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> On 09/16/2015 06:55:00 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> On 16/09/2015 17:57, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
>>> I have syslog-ng-3.7.1 installed here.
>>> Syslog-ng fails to start with the message:
>>> Failed to seek to the Cursor cursor='', error='Success (0)'
>>>
>>> Does anybody know what's happening?
>>>
>>> Many thanks for a hint,
>>> Helmut
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> It has something to do with systemd's log thingy.
>>
>> The error only appears in one place in the syslog-ng source,
>> in modules/systemd-journal/journal-reader.c:
>>
>> static inline gboolean
>> __seek_to_saved_state(JournalReader *self)
>> {
>>   JournalReaderState *state =
>> persist_state_map_entry(self->persist_state, self->persist_handle);
>>   gint rc = journald_seek_cursor(self->journal, state->cursor);
>>   persist_state_unmap_entry(self->persist_state,
>> self->persist_handle);
>>   if (rc != 0)
>>     {
>>       msg_warning("Failed to seek to the cursor",
>>           evt_tag_str("cursor", state->cursor),
>>           evt_tag_errno("error", errno),
>>           NULL);
>>       return __seek_to_head(self);
>>     }
>>   journald_next(self->journal);
>>   return TRUE;
>> }
>>
>>
>> First step would appear to be to check systemd's built-in log thingy
>>
> 
> Thanks Alan,
> 
> but how to do that. I have systemd installed here but I haven't ever used it since I'm using openrc.
> So, what can I do?

Well you are one better than me.
I _don't_ have systemd installed here but I haven't ever used it since
I'm using openrc :-)

I haven't seen Canek for a few days, hopefully he'll drop by and help
you out - he's usually the one with the most useful systemd answers

-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com