12 April,16 at 11:08 AM
Applies to: All versions of Centrify DirectControl earlier than 5.1 on Linux and Ubuntu platforms
Question:
The Centrify debug log /var/log/centrifydc.log is 0 bytes even after enabling debugging.
root@centrifydc-test-l-01:~# addebug on
No entry for terminal type "xterm";
using dumb terminal settings.
Configure /etc/rsyslog.conf
Send HUP signal to rsyslogd
Configure log level in /etc/centrifydc/centrifydc.conf
Reload /etc/centrifydc/centrifydc.conf
Centrify DirectControl debug logging is on
root@centrifydc-test-l-01:~# ll /var/log/centrifydc*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2977 Mar 5 03:53 /var/log/centrifydc-install.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 5 04:04 /var/log/centrifydc.log
The server in question is running rsyslogd.
Is there any reason for this?
Answer:
This is a known issue noticed on some Ubuntu and CentOS platforms. The following steps need to be performed as root: