[chef] Re: "can't convert Logger::Syslog into String" when configuring syslog

[Jeff Blaine < >]

On 12/8/2014 2:54 PM, William Jimenez wrote:
> Hello
> I'm trying to configure chef-client to log to syslog, as mentioned
> here: 
> https://github.com/opscode-cookbooks/chef-client#configuration-includes,
> however when I use that config I get the following error:
> 
> [2014-12-08T19:43:54+00:00] FATAL: Failed to open or create log file at #
> <Logger::Syslog:0x00000002ee6e50>: TypeError (can't convert
> Logger::Syslog into String)
> [2014-12-08T19:43:54+00:00] FATAL: Aborting due to invalid
> 'log_location' configuration
> 
> I'm wondering what environments this works on. I'm running chef
> client 11.16.4. 

William, maybe try this:

https://supermarket.chef.io/cookbooks/chef-client_syslog

My last comment at this epic blog post of mine is at the top:

"UPDATE: THE FOLLOWING BLOG POST IS KEPT FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
The solution at the end of the post no longer works and I give up
chasing this elusive dream. Readers may want to look into this instead:
https://supermarket.getchef.com/cookbooks/chef-client_syslog";

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