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rasmussj
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TLS SYSLOG Error "No such file or directory: 'logger -t Hostd < /var/run/vmware/hostdLogHeader.txt"

I've set up network firewall ruleset and update truststore and configured syslog config to set up a TLS syslog connection.

Which seems to be working as expected

however tailing vmsyslogd.err I see these errors.

I'm hoping someone can explain or dismiss as unimportant ?

 

 

 

tail /var/log/.vmsyslogd.err
File "/build/mts/release/bora-17477841/bora/build/esx/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/vmsyslog/loggers/network.py", line 366, in _logLoop
File "/build/mts/release/bora-17477841/bora/build/esx/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/vmsyslog/loggers/network.py", line 407, in _establishConnection
File "/build/mts/release/bora-17477841/bora/build/esx/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/vmsyslog/loggers/network.py", line 241, in _connect
OSError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor
2022-02-19T00:22:31.571Z vmsyslog.loggers.file : ERROR ] Failed to write header on rotate. Exception: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'logger -t Hostd < /var/run/vmware/hostdLogHeader.txt'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/build/mts/release/bora-17477841/bora/build/esx/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/vmsyslog/loggers/file.py", line 413, in writeLog
File "/build/mts/release/bora-17477841/bora/build/esx/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/vmsyslog/loggers/file.py", line 362, in writeOnRotateHeader
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'logger -t Hostd < /var/run/vmware/hostdLogHeader.txt'
2022-02-21T21:37:52.399Z vmsyslog.main : ERROR ] reloading (66014) 

 

Thanks

 

John 

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scott28tt
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Thread reported so moderators know it should be moved to the ESXi area, since this has nothing to do with the vSphere Management SDK.


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