NXLog fail to start on macOS

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#1 ygini
Hello I'm using NXLog 5.6.7727 version for Apple Silicon When I start the service as root manually with the CLI `/opt/nxlog/bin/nxlog -f` the service works and my logs are sent. The same settings started with launchd works but don't send anything. Any ideas why? Here is my current configuration: ``` User nxlog Group nxlog Panic Soft # default values: define INSTALLDIR /opt/nxlog PidFile %INSTALLDIR%/var/run/nxlog/nxlog.pid CacheDir %INSTALLDIR%/var/spool/nxlog ModuleDir %INSTALLDIR%/libexec/nxlog/modules SpoolDir %INSTALLDIR%/var/spool/nxlog define CERTDIR %INSTALLDIR%/var/lib/nxlog/cert define CONFDIR %INSTALLDIR%/etc/nxlog.d # Note that these two lines define constants only; the log file location # is ultimately set by the `LogFile` directive (see below). The # `MYLOGFILE` define is also used to rotate the log file automatically # (see the `_fileop` block). define LOGDIR %INSTALLDIR%/var/log/nxlog define MYLOGFILE %LOGDIR%/nxlog.log Module xm_json Module xm_gelf Module im_maces NotifyEvents All $Hostname = hostname(); to_json(); Module im_maculs UUIDTextPath "/var/db/uuidtext" if $subsystem == 'com.apple.SkyLight' { drop(); } $Hostname = hostname(); to_json(); Module om_tcp Host 10.0.0.10:12201 OutputType GELF_TCP Path macos_uls, macos_es => graylog ```
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#1 ygini
Hello I'm using NXLog 5.6.7727 version for Apple Silicon When I start the service as root manually with the CLI `/opt/nxlog/bin/nxlog -f` the service works and my logs are sent. The same settings started with launchd works but don't send anything. Any ideas why? Here is my current configuration: ``` User nxlog Group nxlog Panic Soft # default values: define INSTALLDIR /opt/nxlog PidFile %INSTALLDIR%/var/run/nxlog/nxlog.pid CacheDir %INSTALLDIR%/var/spool/nxlog ModuleDir %INSTALLDIR%/libexec/nxlog/modules SpoolDir %INSTALLDIR%/var/spool/nxlog define CERTDIR %INSTALLDIR%/var/lib/nxlog/cert define CONFDIR %INSTALLDIR%/etc/nxlog.d # Note that these two lines define constants only; the log file location # is ultimately set by the `LogFile` directive (see below). The # `MYLOGFILE` define is also used to rotate the log file automatically # (see the `_fileop` block). define LOGDIR %INSTALLDIR%/var/log/nxlog define MYLOGFILE %LOGDIR%/nxlog.log Module xm_json Module xm_gelf Module im_maces NotifyEvents All $Hostname = hostname(); to_json(); Module im_maculs UUIDTextPath "/var/db/uuidtext" if $subsystem == 'com.apple.SkyLight' { drop(); } $Hostname = hostname(); to_json(); Module om_tcp Host 10.0.0.10:12201 OutputType GELF_TCP Path macos_uls, macos_es => graylog ```

Have you checked the NXLog's internal logs file. It has been set in the configuration file:

define LOGDIR %INSTALLDIR%/var/log/nxlog define MYLOGFILE %LOGDIR%/nxlog.log

Please check /opt/nxlog/var/log/nxlog/nxlog.log. There should be a clue ie. configuration problem, a sysntax error, permissions...

My best bet is the permissions. You are running the service as root manually...but the config file is set to run the service as the nxlog user: User nxlog Group nxlog