Logcheck devel - Nov 2007 - Bug#453309: logtail ignores the -o (offset file) option

Package: logtail
Version: 1.2.54
Severity: grave
Justification: causes non-serious data loss


The logtail utility fails in using some alternative offset file
(passed via the '-o' option).

Please contact me if you want me to send a fix for this issue.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (550, 'stable'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (200,
'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages logtail depends on:
ii  perl                        5.8.8-7etch1 Larry Wall's Practical
Extraction

logtail recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information

On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 04:05:53PM +0100, Heiko Schlittermann
wrote:
> The logtail utility fails in using some alternative offset file
> (passed via the '-o' option).
Please give an example how to reproduce the issue.
> Please contact me if you want me to send a fix for this issue.
That would be greatly appreciated.

Greetings
Marc

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Your message dated Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:19:22 +0000
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and subject line Bug#453309: fixed in logcheck 1.3.4
has caused the Debian Bug report #453309,
regarding logtail ignores the -o (offset file) option
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