change(systemd): Send all zebrad logs to the journal under systemd #7965
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Motivation
In bug #7961 a user reported that they only get panic messages in the systemd journal. But we'd like all Zebra logs to go there.
This does not close that ticket, but it will be useful to help diagnose future issues like it.
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Specifications
https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.exec.html#StandardOutput=
Complex Code or Requirements
The
journald
feature should also do something similar, but it will provide structured logs, rather than just log lines.Solution
Send all zebrad output to the journal under systemd
Testing
This is difficult to test unless someone is already running Zebra with systemd.
Review
This is a routine fix.
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