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  • unix sbbs.log help

    From bbsing@1:103/705 to All on Tue Sep 8 11:56:35 2026
    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@1:103/705 to All on Tue Sep 8 22:02:03 2026
    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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  • From nelgin@1:103/705 to bbsing on Wed Sep 9 02:32:17 2026
    On Tue, 8 Sep 2026 22:02:03 -0700
    "bbsing" (VERT/LUNAROUT) <VERT/LUNAROUT![email protected]>
    wrote:

    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

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

    Then you did something wrong. It works for me. I would hope it works
    for me because I wrote the wiki page based on my configuration that
    works perfectly.


    bbs@bbs:~/sbbs-git/src/sbbs3$ ls -l /var/log/sbbs/*sbbs.log
    -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 28946525 Sep 9 02:27 /var/log/sbbs/event.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 715381 Sep 9 02:13 /var/log/sbbs/ftp.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 1517078 Sep 9 02:30 /var/log/sbbs/mail.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 122343 Sep 9 02:22 /var/log/sbbs/sbbs.log
    -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 39387401 Sep 9 02:30
    /var/log/sbbs/service.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 36801862 Sep 9
    02:30 /var/log/sbbs/term.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 186616198 Sep 9
    02:30 /var/log/sbbs/web.sbbs.log
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  • From bbsing@1:103/705 to nelgin on Wed Sep 9 08:21:29 2026
    Re: Re: unix sbbs.log help
    By: nelgin to bbsing on Wed Sep 09 2026 02:32:17

    Hi nelgin,

    Thanks for responding to my post.

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


    Then you did something wrong. It works for me. I would hope it works for me because I wrote the wiki page based on my configuration that works perfectly.

    It is possible I did something wrong. I've done that lots of times. Specially when I'm learning about a system.

    bbs@bbs:~/sbbs-git/src/sbbs3$ ls -l /var/log/sbbs/*sbbs.log
    -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 28946525 Sep 9 02:27 /var/log/sbbs/event.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 715381 Sep 9 02:13 /var/log/sbbs/ftp.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 1517078 Sep 9 02:30 /var/log/sbbs/mail.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 122343 Sep 9 02:22 /var/log/sbbs/sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 39387401 Sep 9 02:30
    /var/log/sbbs/service.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 36801862 Sep 9 02:30 /var/log/sbbs/term.sbbs.log -rw-r--r-- 1 bbs bbs 186616198 Sep 9 02:30 /var/log/sbbs/web.sbbs.log

    Can you share your sbbs.ini UNIX log section?

    What OS are you using?

    Is your ownership on /var/log/sbbs bbs:bbs?

    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.
    BBsing, Sysop of Lunar Outpost, lunarout.sycnhro.net

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  • From nelgin@1:103/705 to bbsing on Wed Sep 9 12:52:01 2026
    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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