[libvirt-users] LXC and syslog seperation (/dev/log)

[Sven Schwedas]

On 2015-04-10 15:16, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 08:09:58AM -0500, James Leu wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm seeing syslog messages "bleed" from the host and other LXC into
>> the messages, maillog, secure  logs of other LXCs.
>>
>> I'm using libvirt 1.0.0 on a host with systemd and kernel 3.9.10.
>> Each LXC is running an older non-systemd linux distribution
>>
>> Is this a known issue?  Is there a work around?
> 
> There is no syslog separation in the kernel namespaces. Libvirt does
> not even create /dev/log device in the container by default. So I'm
> curious how you've configured the guest - could be something missing
> that allows cross-pollution

I suspect bind-mounting the host's /dev/ – it's a common suggestion I've
seen in chrooting tutorials.

> 
> Regards,
> Daniel
> 

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