Subj : unix sbbs.log help
To   : All
From : bbsing
Date : Tue Sep 08 2026 11:56 am

Hello all, 

I'm trying to get logs output to someplace any place besides the journal. 

I'm running under linux/ubunu, sbbs 3.21.f. I don't seem to understand how to 
work the logs in any mode. 

I start my system via systemd via /sbbs/exec/sbbs d . 

I've touched the /var/log/sbbs.log also /sbbs/data/logs/sbbs.log

I've configured my rsyslog.d/sbbs.conf

I've tried various combos of the config settings in sbbs.ini, but nothing is 
appearing in the logs. 

My settings in sbbs.ini are: 

[UNIX]
        ; User/group name to run as
         User = sbbs
         Group = sbbs
        ; Run in background:
        Daemonize = False
        ; was default Daemonize = False
        ; File to create/write-to with process identifier (when daemonized)
        PidFile = sbbs.pid
        ; System log (syslog) facility to use (when daemonized)
        ; 1 = LOCAL1
        ; 2 = LOCAL2
        ; .
        ; .
        ; .
        ; S = Use standard facilities - be sure you understand the
        ;     consequences of enabling this!
        ;     man syslog.conf(5) for more information.
        ; Defaults to using the USER facility.
        ;LogFacility = User
        ; above was the default for this build
        ;LogFacility = 3
        LogFacility = S
        ; syslog identity to use (when daemonized)
        LogIdent = synchronet
        ; Default file creation mask:
        umask = 077

Does anyone understand what is wrong? 

One thing that does appear in /sbbs/data/logs/sbbs.log is:


Reading /sbbs/ctrl/sbbs.ini

Synchronet Console for Linux-x64  Version 3.21f  Copyright 2026 Rob Swindell

But that seems to be all. 
BBsing, Sysop of Lunar Outpost, lunarout.sycnhro.net

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