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Description of problem:

The "-D" parameter is widely used for examining journals taken on remote machines.
journalctl returns an error when "-D" parameter is specified and "-b" or "--list-boots" parameter is specified on same command line. 

# journalctl -b -D /run/log/journal
Using --boot or --list-boots with --file, --directory or --merge is not supported.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

systemd-219-30.el7_3.9.x86_64

How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. journalctl -b -D /run/log/journal

Actual results:

Using --boot or --list-boots with --file, --directory or --merge is not supported.

Expected results:

Journal for latest boot to be displayed.

Additional info:

The workaround is to remove the local journals in /run/log or /var/log and copy the saved journals to these directories in order to be able to browse them.

fix merged to staging branch -> https://github.com/lnykryn/systemd-rhel/pull/278 -> post

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091