[Nix-dev] Will there be a systemd replacement at any time inthefuture?

[Eelco Dolstra]

Hi,

On 02/09/14 11:50, Michael Raskin wrote:

>> It's funny, for me it's the opposite - logging with systemd is sooo much better
>> than with Upstart. (IIRC, the logging of stderr of Upstart jobs was a
>> NixOS-specific hack, and other than that there was no logging support.)
> 
> Somehow, it work reliably…

It did not. There was no way with Upstart to get the log output of a service.

>> However, there is a long-standing issue with stdout/stderr logging: if the
>> process dies before systemd has had a change to process its log message, then
>> systemd may not be able to figure out the unit corresponding to the message, so
>> it may be lost (or not attributed to the unit). See
>>
>>  http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2012-June/005590.html
> 
> Apparently, the fix got merged? Why doesn't it work?

It only works if the sender is root.

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