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    From bbsing@VERT/LUNAROUT to All on Tuesday, September 08, 2026 11:56:35
    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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  • From bbsing@VERT/LUNAROUT to All on Tuesday, September 08, 2026 22:02:03
    Re: unix sbbs.log help
    By: bbsing to All on Tue Sep 08 2026 11:56:35

    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.

    Well I figured it out.
    Looks like this document works well. URL:http://wiki.synchro.net/howto:separate-unix-logs

    At least now I have something happening in /var/log/sbbs/sbbs.log

    This document did not help me.
    URL: http://wiki.synchro.net/config:nix

    All the stuff I tried in the http://wiki.synchro.net/config:nix
    didn't seem to work.

    I have to see if seperate log files actually arrive. That hasent seemed to happen yet. Not sure why.

    More to do. Maybe with the config settings within sbbs.ini.
    BBsing, Sysop of Lunar Outpost, lunarout.sycnhro.net

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