Subj : Re: unix sbbs.log help
To   : bbsing
From : nelgin
Date : Wed Sep 09 2026 12:52 pm

  Re: Re: unix sbbs.log help
  By: bbsing to nelgin on Wed Sep 09 2026 08:21:29

 > nelgin, I'm trying to confirm you are using the setup based on this
 > document: URL:http://wiki.synchro.net/howto:separate-unix-logs  ?

Like I said, I wrote the wiki based on my configurtion so yes, I'm pretty sure 
I'm using the correct setup.

 > Can you share your sbbs.ini UNIX log section?

Sure

[UNIX]
        ; User/group name to run as
        ;       User=bbs
        ;       Group=bbs

        ; Run in background:
        Daemonize=False
        ; File to create/write-to with process identifier (when daemonized)
        PidFile=/sbbs/ctrl/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=3
        ; syslog identity to use (when daemonized)
        LogIdent=synchronet
        ; Default file creation mask:
        umask=077

 > What OS are you using?

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS

 > Is your ownership on /var/log/sbbs bbs:bbs?
bbs@bbs:~/sbbs-git/src/sbbs3$ ls -ld /var/log/sbbs
drwxrwxrwx 2 bbs bbs 4096 Sep  5 04:29 /var/log/sbbs

It is but it's also chmod 777 that I should probably fix to be 750.

 > I didn't know if I should have mine be set as syslog:sbbs with a mode of
 > 775. On ubuntu 24 I'm using rsyslog.

If your user and group is sbbs then I would use that rather than syslog.

Also, if your user and group are not bbs then you'll need to change fileOwner 
in your rsyslog.d file.

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