Re: New syslog output could be improved

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

In article <20081102101254.GA7055%arresum.veego.de@localhost> you write:
>Hi Martin,
>
>I have a syslog.conf rule to output some lines to a root window:
> *.notice;auth.debug root
>and to a log file:
> auth,authpriv.info /var/log/authlog
>
>Now the new syslogd produce this output in the root window:
>
>--- cut ---
>root@host1#
>Message from syslogd%host1.domain1.de@localhost at Nov  2 09:36:28 ...
>95 <38>Nov  2 09:36:28 host1 inetd[1330]: connection from
>host2.domain2.de, service logi
>
>Message from syslogd%host1.domain1.de@localhost at Nov  2 09:36:29 ...
>95 <38>Nov  2 09:36:29 host1 rlogind[1330]: user2%host2.domain2.de@localhost as
>user1: iruserok su
>--- cut ---
>
>While the logfile looks ok:
> Nov  2 09:36:28 host1 inetd[1330]: connection from host2.domain2.de,
>service login (tcp)
> Nov  2 09:36:29 host1 rlogind[1330]: user2%host2.domain2.de@localhost as 
> user1:
>iruserok succeeded
>
>So, the user output now adds a newline at the begining of the output,
>the sequence number and cuts off the output at the end of the line.

Looks like a bug to me. Please file a PR.

christos