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FRR not logging to syslog
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Description

FRR is not logging to syslog as it has its own configuration file and logs to /var/log/frr/frr.log. IMHO it should log to syslog b/c with the current setup FRR messages cant be sent to a remote syslog service.

vyos@vyos# show system syslog
 global {
     facility all {
         level all
     }
     facility protocols {
         level debug
     }
 }
 host 172.16.100.1 {
     facility all {
         level warning
     }
 }
~$ ls -al /etc/rsyslog.d/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1135 Jun 22 00:36 45-frr.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  179 Oct  8 18:38 vyos-rsyslog.conf
cpo@LR1:~$ cat /etc/rsyslog.d/vyos-rsyslog.conf
## generated by syslog.py ##
## file based logging
$outchannel global,/var/log/messages,262144,/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.d/vyos-rsyslog
*.*;local7.debug :omfile:$global
cpo@LR1:~$ cat /etc/rsyslog.d/45-frr.conf
# The lines below cause all FRR daemons and process to go
# to /var/log/frr/frr.log, then drops the message so it does
# not also go to /var/log/syslog, so the messages are not duplicated

$outchannel frr_log,/var/log/frr/frr.log
if  $programname == 'babeld' or
    $programname == 'bgpd' or
    $programname == 'eigrpd' or
    $programname == 'frr' or
    $programname == 'isisd' or
    $programname == 'ldpd' or
    $programname == 'nhrpd' or
    $programname == 'ospf6d' or
    $programname == 'ospfd' or
    $programname == 'pimd' or
    $programname == 'ripd' or
    $programname == 'ripngd' or
    $programname == 'watchfrr' or
    $programname == 'zebra'
    then :omfile:$frr_log

if  $programname == 'babeld' or
    $programname == 'bgpd' or
    $programname == 'eigrpd' or
    $programname == 'frr' or
    $programname == 'isisd' or
    $programname == 'ldpd' or
    $programname == 'nhrpd' or
    $programname == 'ospf6d' or
    $programname == 'ospfd' or
    $programname == 'pimd' or
    $programname == 'ripd' or
    $programname == 'ripngd' or
    $programname == 'watchfrr' or
    $programname == 'zebra'
    then stop

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Version
VyOS 1.2.0-rc1
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