Nxlog can't start after server reboot on Linux

#1 joakim 1 year ago

Hi,

we are using nxlog-ce-3.0.2272 on Linux (CentOS 7), after a server reboot nxlog is not started. The error message in nxlog logfile is: ERROR: couldn't open pidfile /run/nxlog/nxlog.pid.

After the reboot of the server the directory /run/nxlog is missing, which seems to cause the error.

The directory is created when nxlog-ce is installed on the server and nxlog is started OK.

If I manually create the directory /run/nxlog and then start nxlog it also works.

Is this a known error or have missed something ?

BR Joakim

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#2 joakim 1 year ago

#1 joakim

Hi, we are using nxlog-ce-3.0.2272 on Linux (CentOS 7), after a server reboot nxlog is not started. The error message in nxlog logfile is: ERROR: couldn't open pidfile /run/nxlog/nxlog.pid. After the reboot of the server the directory /run/nxlog is missing, which seems to cause the error. The directory is created when nxlog-ce is installed on the server and nxlog is started OK. If I manually create the directory /run/nxlog and then start nxlog it also works. Is this a known error or have missed something ? BR Joakim

Hi,

the issue seems to be that the directories below /run are removed when a server is rebooted, and need to be recreated when the server starts up.

A possible solution is to modify the nxlog.service file.

I have added the below to ==> /usr/lib/systemd/system/nxlog.service <== in the "Service section"

[Service] ... RuntimeDirectory=nxlog RuntimeDirectoryMode=0770

then the nxlog directory is created after a server reboot and also after a stop / start of the nxlog service.

br Joakim