10696 2016-11-21 14:53:51 +0000 syslog-ng: fails to start 2016-12-01 00:05:11 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime Other YP Layers layers 2.3 x86 x86 RESOLVED MOVED Undecided normal --- 1 markus.lehtonen sgw poky.bs.watcher poky.watcher --- --- No (bug/feature does not impact docs) oldest_to_newest 68458 0 markus.lehtonen 2016-11-21 14:53:51 +0000 I stumbled on this when working on bug 10433. Trying to start syslog-ng I just get an error: root@qemux86:~# /etc/init.d/syslog start Starting syslog-ng:[2016-11-21T14:49:48.324805] WARNING: Configuration file format is too old, syslog-ng is running in compatibility mode Please update it to use the syslog-ng 3.6 format at your time of convinience, compatibility mode can operate less efficiently in some cases. To upgrade the configuration, please review the warnings about incompatible changes printed by syslog-ng, and once completed change the @version header at the top of the configuration file.; [2016-11-21T14:49:48.612669] Error performing backtick substitution in configuration file; error='missing closing backtick (`) character', filename='/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf', line='55:1' [2016-11-21T14:49:48.613652] Fatal error in configuration lexer, giving up; error='backtick substitution failure' Error parsing config, syntax error, unexpected LL_ERROR, expecting $end in /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf at line 55, column 1: # Some `catch-all' logfiles. ^ syslog-ng documentation: http://www.balabit.com/support/documentation/?product=syslog-ng mailing list: https://lists.balabit.hu/mailman/listinfo/syslog-ng 68762 1 sgw 2016-12-01 00:05:11 +0000 This should be brought up directly on the OE-Devel list which where meta-opemembedded issues are handled, syslog-ng is not part of OE-Core