version 1.6

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
+about: Create a bug report to help us improve
 title: ''
 labels: bug
 assignees: ''
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
 **Hypervisor information:**
  - OS: [e.g. Alma, Debian]
  - HV type [e.g. opennebula, plain libvirt, rhev]
+
+**Logfiles:**
+Please attach generated logfiles relevant to the reported issue.

Changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 1.6
+---------
+* virtnbdbackup:
+	* add --syslog option: enable log output to system syslog
+	facility.
+
 Version 1.5
 ---------
 * virtnbdrestore:

libvirtnbdbackup/__init__.py

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.5"
+__version__ = "1.6"

libvirtnbdbackup/common/common.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import glob
 import json
 import logging
+import logging.handlers
 import signal
 import shutil
 import pprint
@@ -67,15 +68,23 @@ def getLogFile(fileName):
 
 def configLogger(args, fileLog, counter):
     """Setup logging"""
+    syslog = False
+    try:
+        syslog = args.syslog is True
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+    handler = [
+        fileLog,
+        logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stderr),
+        counter,
+    ]
+    if syslog is True:
+        handler.append(logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(address="/dev/log"))
     logging.basicConfig(
         level=setLogLevel(args.verbose),
         format=logFormat,
         datefmt=logDateFormat,
-        handlers=[
-            fileLog,
-            logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stderr),
-            counter,
-        ],
+        handlers=handler,
     )
 
 

virtnbdbackup

@@ -371,6 +371,14 @@ def main():
     )
     remopt = parser.add_argument_group("Remote Backup options")
     argopt.addRemoteArgs(remopt)
+    logopt = parser.add_argument_group("Logging options")
+    logopt.add_argument(
+        "-L",
+        "--syslog",
+        default=False,
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Additionally send log messages to syslog (default: %(default)s)",
+    )
     debopt = parser.add_argument_group("Debug options")
     debopt.add_argument(
         "-q",