Tim Largy wrote:
Hi,
After moving /var to a new location I can't get the syslog to start.
Here's what I did (more or less):
1) Dropped into single user mode
2) cp -pr /var /yomama
3) umount /var
4) rmdir /var
5) mv /yomama /var
6) Edited /etc/fstab and commented-out the line stating that /var was
on /dev/hda3 because now /var is part of the / partition
7) Rebooted. Syslog hangs but the system eventually starts (i.e.
without syslog running)
8) service syslog start (and it fails to start)
Any ideas? How should I debug this without the benefit of syslog?
Tim
Check the selinux context of the new /var .. It should be
system_u:object_r:var_log_t for /var/log , and system_u:object_r:var_t
for most of the other directories in /var ... If the contexts are wrong
, try restoring them using restorecon -R -v /var .
--
Pedro Macedo
