puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::Error

Invalid syslog facility %{str}

Error message

Invalid syslog facility %{str}

What it means

Error "Invalid syslog facility %{str}" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/util/log/destinations.rb:23

    Puppet.features.syslog?
  end

  def close
    Syslog.close
  end

  def initialize
    Syslog.close if Syslog.opened?
    name = "puppet-#{Puppet.run_mode.name}"

    options = Syslog::LOG_PID | Syslog::LOG_NDELAY

    # XXX This should really be configurable.
    str = Puppet[:syslogfacility]
    begin
      facility = Syslog.const_get("LOG_#{str.upcase}")
    rescue NameError => e
      raise Puppet::Error, _("Invalid syslog facility %{str}") % { str: str }, e.backtrace
    end

    @syslog = Syslog.open(name, options, facility)
  end

  def handle(msg)
    # XXX Syslog currently has a bug that makes it so you
    # cannot log a message with a '%' in it.  So, we get rid
    # of them.
    if msg.source == "Puppet"
      msg.to_s.split("\n").each do |line|
        @syslog.send(msg.level, line.gsub("%", '%%'))
      end
    else
      msg.to_s.split("\n").each do |line|
        @syslog.send(msg.level, "(%s) %s" % [msg.source.to_s.delete("%"),
                                             line.gsub("%", '%%')])
      end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/util/log/destinations.rb:23 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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