Consul logs are not pushed to syslog despite option being enabled on Ubuntu 14.04

[ghost]

consul version for both Client and Server

Client: 0.6.4
Server: 0.6.4

consul info for both Client and Server

Client:

agent:
    check_monitors = 0
    check_ttls = 0
    checks = 1
    services = 2
build:
    prerelease =
    revision = 26a0ef8c
    version = 0.6.4
consul:
    known_servers = 3
    server = false
runtime:
    arch = amd64
    cpu_count = 2
    goroutines = 37
    max_procs = 2
    os = linux
    version = go1.6
serf_lan:
    encrypted = false
    event_queue = 0
    event_time = 959
    failed = 1
    intent_queue = 0
    left = 1
    member_time = 2903
    members = 113
    query_queue = 0
    query_time = 79

Server:

agent:
    check_monitors = 0
    check_ttls = 0
    checks = 0
    services = 1
build:
    prerelease =
    revision = 26a0ef8c
    version = 0.6.4
consul:
    bootstrap = false
    known_datacenters = 1
    leader = false
    server = true
raft:
    applied_index = 7278490
    commit_index = 7278490
    fsm_pending = 0
    last_contact = 55.448544ms
    last_log_index = 7278490
    last_log_term = 1638
    last_snapshot_index = 7277475
    last_snapshot_term = 1638
    num_peers = 2
    state = Follower
    term = 1638
runtime:
    arch = amd64
    cpu_count = 2
    goroutines = 202
    max_procs = 2
    os = linux
    version = go1.6
serf_lan:
    encrypted = false
    event_queue = 0
    event_time = 959
    failed = 3
    intent_queue = 0
    left = 6
    member_time = 2903
    members = 120
    query_queue = 0
    query_time = 79
serf_wan:
    encrypted = false
    event_queue = 0
    event_time = 1
    failed = 0
    intent_queue = 0
    left = 0
    member_time = 13
    members = 1
    query_queue = 0
    query_time = 1

Operating system and Environment details

Ubuntu 14.04

configuration:

{
  "data_dir": "/var/lib/consul",
  "retry_join": [
    "SANITIZED"
  ],
  "datacenter": "SANITIZED",
  "domain": "SANITIZED",
  "node_name": "SANITIZED",
  "ports": {
    "dns": 8600,
    "http": 8500,
    "rpc": 8400,
    "serf_lan": 8301,
    "serf_wan": 8302,
    "server": 8300
  },
  "enable_syslog": true
}

Description of the Issue (and unexpected/desired result)

Consul logs are not written to syslog, regardless if enable_syslog is set via command line or in configuration. This is only true of agents that are run as clients. On server nodes with a similar setup, I did not see any issues.

Reproduction steps

I have been able to write to syslog as a server and as a OS X client, but not as a client on Ubuntu 14.04.

Log Fragments

Not sure how to trace or determine where issue might exist.

[slackpad]

Hi @mjcdiggity this looks possibly related - #1610. Do you see any errors in your stderr log when starting?

[ghost]

@slackpad Nope. Just checked again and did not see anything in stderr log when starting. I also tried restarting rsyslog before starting consul with syslog enabled, but that did not seem to work or showed anything in stderr log.

[slackpad]

@carkmorwin did you ever figure this one out?

[ghost]

@slackpad No I never got to the bottom of the issue, and have since moved on.