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graysky

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why is /var/log/boot empty

I have several Arch boxes and all but one logs to /var/log/boot which puzzles me.  What would be a cause of a zero-byte /var/log/boot?

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roygbiv

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Registered: 2011-05-18

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Re: why is /var/log/boot empty

I'm not sure, but I have this line in my /etc/rc.sysinit:

bootlogd -p /run/bootlogd.pid

Do you have it?

graysky

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Re: why is /var/log/boot empty

Sure do

$ grep bootlog /etc/rc.sysinit 
bootlogd -p /run/bootlogd.pid

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roygbiv

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Re: why is /var/log/boot empty

Maybe something funny in your /etc/inittab then?