Introduction ============ Since rsyslog version 7.6 we are shipping a new default Gentoo configuration. See bug #501982 to learn more about what we were trying to achieve by rewriting the entire configuration. Important changes ================= 1. "/var/log/syslog" log file is now deprecated Beginning with rsyslog-7.6, the "/var/log/syslog" log file will no longer being written per default. We are considering this file as deprecated/obsolet for the typical user/system. The content from this log file is still availble through other (dedicated) log files, see - /var/log/cron.log - /var/log/daemon.log - /var/log/mail.log - /var/log/messages If you really need the old "/var/log/syslog" log file, all you have to do is uncommenting the corresponding configuration directive in "/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf". If you do so, don't forget to re-enable log rotation in "/etc/logrotate.d/rsyslog", too. 2. An additional input socket in "/var/empty/dev/log" (default chroot location) will be created per default See bug #490744 for further details.