[mythtv-users] Backend log stopped logging
william otten
williammotten at gmail.com
Tue Feb 7 23:01:53 UTC 2012
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>wrote:
> On 02/07/2012 04:55 PM, William Otten wrote:
> > On 2/7/2012 3:49 PM, William Otten wrote:
> >> On 2/7/2012 3:45 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> >>> On 02/07/2012 03:56 PM, William Otten wrote:
> >>>> I just noticed my backend log stopped logging as of 1/21/12. What can
> I
> >>>> do to remedy this?
> >>> You'd need to provide some more information--at minimum, which MythTV
> >>> version you're using (and, probably, which distro/packages)--for us to
> >>> do more than guess, but it's likely a problem with either file system
> >>> permissions or you upgraded to unstable/development code without
> reading
> >>> about what's changed/configuring for the new version.
> >>>
> >>> Once you fix the underlying problem, just restart mythbackend, and
> >>> you'll have log files.
> >> Sorry I have posted so much here lately...thought everyone knew...my
> >> mistake
> >> Using:
> >> ubuntu 11.10 64 bit
> >> Mythtv master - latest. Upgraded from ver 24 around the time the
> >> logging stopped.
> > What should the permissions be for the mythbackend.log? Also what should
> > the permissions be for all the log files?
>
> Assuming you're using mythbuntu packages for MythTV, they have
> configured mythbackend startup to use syslog logging (
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Category:Syslog_Configuration_Files ). The
> rsyslog configuration is probably
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Rsyslog_Configuration .
>
> Karl Dietz noticed that there were issues with Ubuntu's directory
> permissions/rsyslog user and group/the rsyslog configuration file's
> using mythtv for file and directory. Since I'm using a different
> distro, I'm not the best person to help you fix the issues--but I will
> ask that someone document exactly what changes need to be made so that
> the Mythbuntu developers can update the rsyslog configuration in their
> packages (and then an Ubuntu user can update the rsyslog config on the
> wiki) so that it will just work for Ubuntu users who upgrade.
>
> So, first, please send the output of:
>
> ls -ld /var/log/mythtv{,/*}
>
> and, if you don't mind:
>
> ls -ld /var/log{,/*}
>
> and:
>
> ls -l /etc/rsyslog.d/*myth*
>
> (I'm assuming you haven't changed any permissions on any of your logging
> configuration/log files, right? If so the output from the above
> commands should show Ubuntu's "pre-MythTV package" configuration.)
>
> Then, see the conversation at:
>
> http://irc.mythtv.org/ircLog/channel/1/2011-09-09:04:16:49/2011-09-09:05:00:52
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
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Sorry I got your post after I set the owner to syslog but I changed it back
to answer your questions. After changing the owner back to root, I looked
at the mythbackend log and it was working, where as it wasn't before but
got this in the log:
Feb 7 16:49:48 C2Q mythbackend[29301]: Preview: Encountered problems
running '/usr/bin/mythpreviewgen --size 0x0 --chanid 1181 --starttime
20120203210000 --verbose general --loglevel info --syslog local7 --quiet'
(128)
Guess that has something to do with the rsyslog. I'm going to run the
commands you request based on what changes have transpired.
ls -ld /var/log/mythtv{,/*}
drwxrwsr-x 2 syslog mythtv 4096 2012-01-22 09:20 /var/log/mythtv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mythtv mythtv 2039763 2012-01-21 09:17
/var/log/mythtv/jamu.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root mythtv 3455809 2012-02-07 16:54
/var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 syslog mythtv 181787 2012-02-07 05:40
/var/log/mythtv/mythfilldatabase.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 william mythtv 4183325 2012-02-07 16:49
/var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 syslog mythtv 462332 2012-02-07 00:05
/var/log/mythtv/mythmetadatalookup.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 syslog mythtv 2641849 2012-02-07 16:49
/var/log/mythtv/mythpreviewgen.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 william mythtv 0 2011-12-29 13:37
/var/log/mythtv/mythwelcome.log
ls -ld /var/log{,/*}
drwxrwsr-x 2 syslog mythtv 4096 2012-01-22 09:20 /var/log/mythtv
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mythtv mythtv 2039763 2012-01-21 09:17
/var/log/mythtv/jamu.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root mythtv 3455809 2012-02-07 16:54
/var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 syslog mythtv 181787 2012-02-07 05:40
/var/log/mythtv/mythfilldatabase.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 william mythtv 4183325 2012-02-07 16:49
/var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 syslog mythtv 462332 2012-02-07 00:05
/var/log/mythtv/mythmetadatalookup.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 syslog mythtv 2641849 2012-02-07 16:49
/var/log/mythtv/mythpreviewgen.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 william mythtv 0 2011-12-29 13:37
/var/log/mythtv/mythwelcome.log
william at C2Q:~$ ls -ld /var/log{,/*}
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 2012-02-07 07:44 /var/log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 653 2012-02-05 09:44
/var/log/alternatives.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9815 2012-01-28 17:42
/var/log/alternatives.log.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5270 2011-12-31 10:29
/var/log/alternatives.log.2.gz
drwxr-x--- 2 root adm 4096 2012-02-05 07:55
/var/log/apache2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2012-02-01 08:00 /var/log/apt
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 40899 2012-02-07 16:48
/var/log/auth.log
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 111216 2012-02-05 07:39
/var/log/auth.log.1
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 9634 2012-01-29 06:39
/var/log/auth.log.2.gz
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 11687 2012-01-22 07:30
/var/log/auth.log.3.gz
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 11580 2012-01-15 07:39
/var/log/auth.log.4.gz
-rw-r----- 1 root adm 31 2011-10-12 09:27
/var/log/boot
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1728 2012-02-06 21:37
/var/log/boot.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 49292 2011-10-12 09:27
/var/log/bootstrap.log
-rw-rw---- 1 root utmp 0 2012-02-01 08:00
/var/log/btmp
-rw-rw---- 1 root utmp 0 2012-01-01 07:36
/var/log/btmp.1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2012-02-01 08:00
/var/log/ConsoleKit
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2012-02-07 07:44
/var/log/cups
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-12-30 14:57
/var/log/dbconfig-common
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2012-01-21 09:57
/var/log/dist-upgrade
-rw-r----- 1 root adm 63461 2012-02-06 21:37
/var/log/dmesg
-rw-r----- 1 root adm 65328 2012-02-07 12:34
/var/log/dmesg.0
-rw-r----- 1 root adm 16013 2012-02-05 10:44
/var/log/dmesg.1.gz
-rw-r----- 1 root adm 16235 2012-02-04 16:23
/var/log/dmesg.2.gz
-rw-r----- 1 root adm 16585 2012-02-04 16:21
/var/log/dmesg.3.gz
-rw-r----- 1 root adm 16329 2012-02-04 10:11
/var/log/dmesg.4.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178373 2012-02-07 05:18
/var/log/dpkg.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 471058 2012-01-31 08:28
/var/log/dpkg.log.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 124333 2011-12-31 10:29
/var/log/dpkg.log.2.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32064 2012-01-28 17:42
/var/log/faillog
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2652 2011-12-29 12:57
/var/log/fontconfig.log
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-10-12 09:27
/var/log/fsck
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-09-23 17:38 /var/log/gdm
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-12-29 11:57
/var/log/installer
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2011-12-30 07:36
/var/log/jockey.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 112045 2011-12-30 07:36
/var/log/jockey.log.1
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 2204504 2012-02-07 16:49
/var/log/kern.log
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 1794190 2012-02-05 06:41
/var/log/kern.log.1
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 188154 2012-01-29 06:20
/var/log/kern.log.2.gz
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 37864 2012-01-21 13:53
/var/log/kern.log.3.gz
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 21866 2012-01-14 15:30
/var/log/kern.log.4.gz
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp 292584 2012-01-28 17:42
/var/log/lastlog
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-12-29 13:04
/var/log/lightdm
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 0 2011-12-29 12:01
/var/log/mail.err
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 0 2011-12-29 12:01
/var/log/mail.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2011-12-29 13:01
/var/log/mcc.log
drwxr-s--- 2 mysql adm 4096 2011-12-29 12:59
/var/log/mysql
-rw-r----- 1 mysql adm 0 2011-12-29 12:59
/var/log/mysql.err
-rw-r----- 1 mysql adm 0 2012-02-07 07:44
/var/log/mysql.log
-rw-r----- 1 mysql adm 20 2012-02-06 07:55
/var/log/mysql.log.1.gz
-rw-r----- 1 mysql adm 20 2012-02-05 07:56
/var/log/mysql.log.2.gz
-rw-r----- 1 mysql adm 20 2012-02-04 12:44
/var/log/mysql.log.3.gz
-rw-r----- 1 mysql adm 20 2012-02-03 07:54
/var/log/mysql.log.4.gz
-rw-r----- 1 mysql adm 20 2012-02-02 08:04
/var/log/mysql.log.5.gz
-rw-r----- 1 mysql adm 20 2012-02-01 08:00
/var/log/mysql.log.6.gz
-rw-r----- 1 mysql adm 20 2012-01-31 07:38
/var/log/mysql.log.7.gz
drwxrwsr-x 2 syslog mythtv 4096 2012-01-22 09:20
/var/log/mythtv
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-12-29 12:01
/var/log/news
drwxr-xr-x 2 ntp ntp 4096 2011-09-02 13:42
/var/log/ntpstats
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65731 2012-02-06 21:38
/var/log/pm-powersave.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 70494 2012-01-30 10:28
/var/log/pm-powersave.log.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 944 2012-01-01 07:11
/var/log/pm-powersave.log.2.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2011-12-29 12:37
/var/log/pycentral.log
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2012-02-05 07:56
/var/log/samba
drwx------ 2 speech-dispatcher root 4096 2011-06-05 21:30
/var/log/speech-dispatcher
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 374179 2012-02-07 16:49
/var/log/syslog
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 971752 2012-02-07 07:44
/var/log/syslog.1
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 92927 2012-02-06 07:55
/var/log/syslog.2.gz
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 122309 2012-02-05 07:56
/var/log/syslog.3.gz
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 127067 2012-02-04 12:44
/var/log/syslog.4.gz
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 49206 2012-02-03 07:54
/var/log/syslog.5.gz
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 3810 2012-02-02 08:04
/var/log/syslog.6.gz
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 2532 2012-02-01 08:00
/var/log/syslog.7.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 283806 2012-02-06 21:37
/var/log/udev
-rw-r----- 1 syslog adm 0 2011-12-29 12:01
/var/log/ufw.log
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-07-19 09:51
/var/log/unattended-upgrades
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp 110976 2012-02-07 16:48
/var/log/wtmp
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp 124800 2012-01-30 14:28
/var/log/wtmp.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23635 2012-02-06 21:38
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24385 2012-02-06 21:35
/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old
ls -l /etc/rsyslog.d/*myth*
william at C2Q:~$ ls -l /etc/rsyslog.d/*myth*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1353 2012-01-20 18:40
/etc/rsyslog.d/40-mythtv-rsyslog.conf
Hopefully this helps.
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