Created attachment 684 [details]
syslog.conf on master:2dec760b79bb7e2e79c33c5127fa64685bd86a18

Currently the syslog.conf file contains tabs / spaces, within the selector field. (current syslog.conf attached). On LSB images (afaik), where sysklogd is used, syslog is not creating /var/log/messages and, on restart, syslog reports errors of unknown facilities or priorities (e.g. noone, noice, new).

Tabs or spaces should be used in syslog.conf only when separating selectors from actions. From sysklogd's syslog.conf.5 man page:
"""
Every rule consists of two fields, a _selector_ field and an _action_ field. These two fields are separated by one or more spaces or tabs. The selector field specifies a pattern of facilities and priorities belonging to the specified action.
[...]
The selector field consists of two parts, a _facility_ and a _priority_, separated by a period (``.'').
"""