Introduction
============

Since rsyslog version 7.6 we are shipping a new default Gentoo
configuration. See bug #501982 to learn more about what we were trying to
achieve by rewriting the entire configuration.


Important changes
=================

1. "/var/log/syslog" log file is now deprecated

   Beginning with rsyslog-7.6, the "/var/log/syslog" log file will no
   longer being written per default. We are considering this file as
   deprecated/obsolet for the typical user/system.
   The content from this log file is still availble through other
   (dedicated) log files, see

     - /var/log/cron.log
     - /var/log/daemon.log
     - /var/log/mail.log
     - /var/log/messages

   If you really need the old "/var/log/syslog" log file, all you have to
   do is uncommenting the corresponding configuration directive in
   "/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf".

   If you do so, don't forget to re-enable log rotation in
   "/etc/logrotate.d/rsyslog", too.


2. "/var/empty/dev/log" no longer default

   Before version 8.2404.0-r1 there was an additional input socket in
   "/var/empty/dev/log" (default chroot location) in 8.2404.0-r1 that socket
   was removed from the default configuration. Users can enable that socket
   if they need to on their own but it shouldn't be necessary when running new
   versions of OpenSSH.