Bug 1549474 – journalctl stops working as soon as it encounters an empty journal file [rhel-7.4.z]

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Bug 1549474 - journalctl stops working as soon as it encounters an empty journal file [rhel-7.4.z]

Summary:	journalctl stops working as soon as it encounters an empty journal file [rhel...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	systemd (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	7.3
Hardware:	x86_64 Linux

Priority	urgent Severity low
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	systemd-maint
QA Contact:	Frantisek Sumsal
Docs Contact:	Marie Dolezelova

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Keywords:	ZStream

Depends On:	1465759
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Reported:	2018-02-27 03:03 EST by Oneata Mircea Teodor
Modified:	2018-03-06 16:50 EST (History)
CC List:	7 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	systemd-219-42.el7_4.10
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Previously, the journalctl utility stopped when it encountered an empty file in the systemd journal logs. With this update, systemd has been fixed to report an error message about such situation, and to continue scanning other files in the journal log under the described circumstances.
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Clone Of:	1465759
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Last Closed:	2018-03-06 16:50:34 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2018:0416	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	systemd bug fix update	2018-03-06 21:46:04 EST

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Description Oneata Mircea Teodor 2018-02-27 03:03:26 EST

This bug has been copied from bug #1465759 and has been proposed to be backported to 7.4 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2018-03-06 16:50:34 EST

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/RHBA-2018:0416

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