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Regression #16362

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syslogd can die if a remote syslog server refuses connection

Added by Steve Wheeler about 1 month ago. Updated 25 days ago.

Status:
New
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
Logging
Target version:
2.9.0
Start date:
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Plus Target Version:
25.11
Release Notes:
Default
Affected Version:
2.8.0
Affected Architecture:
All

Description

When a remote syslog server is configured for logging but that host replies to syslog traffic with 'connection refused' it can cause syslogd to be killed in pfSense.

So that requires the remote host to be UP (responds to ARP) and not blocking the connection and not accepting syslog traffic.

Logged locally:

Aug 11 16:05:07     syslogd         sendto: Connection refused

After some time syslogd will die without logging anything.

Tested: 25.07, 2.8.0, 2.8.1-RC

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