Change file using shell, how?
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Hi there,
I’m having trouble getting changes into a file /var/etc/syslog.conf in a nano installation (2.2.5, upgraded today from 2.2.2 using auto upgrade).
Here is what I do:
/etc/rc.conf_mount_rw vi /var/etc/syslog.conf /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
The file shows up changed if I open it in vi again. However after reboot all my changes are gone. :(
I already changed this file a long time ago trying to get a syslog host configured. This was on pfSense 2.2.2 or even earlier. But I can’t for the life of me remember what I did to edit this file. This cannot have been much of a challenge back then otherwise I would have created notes on that.
Any help please?
-flo-
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I also tried to change the file using "Edit File" in Diagnostics btw. I did feel rather clumsy in comparison to having shell and vi at my command. 8)
Anyway this did not work either. :-\
-flo-
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The configuration files in /var are rebuilt from the configuration XML - they're not designed to be edited manually.
Is there no way to make your change in the web user interface?
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I added a syslog server to /var/etc/syslog.conf which I want to remove now. If this file would be overwritten completely from the config then these settings should just disappear which unfortunately they don't.
Also I know of no way to set / overwrite syslog settings in the UI. Do you? This would be most convenient.
Of course I can make a fresh install but I would like to avoid this.
-flo-
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I have no idea how you changed that file long time ago, considering it's regenerated on every reboot with system_syslogd_start() - see system.inc. Just delete it and run that function from Diagnostics - Command Prompt.
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This worked, thank you!! No clue what was wrong here.
-flo-