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Bug #1217407
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Comment 9 for bug 1217407

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Nathan Dorfman (ndorf) wrote on 2014-01-29: Re: [Bug 1217407] Re: whoopsie spams the log with "online" messages

Eh, my workaround was apt-get purge whoopsie. Very effective. :) I'd
like to be a good citizen, though, so I'll reinstall it once I see it
marked fixed.

On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Romano Giannetti
<email address hidden> wrote:
> @Brian: this is what you see if whoopsie is the only thing reporting on
> syslog. If any other thing report something, it breaks the "repeated"
> logic of the syslog daemon and you ends up with the thing reported here.
>
> What should happen is that whoopsie should log the "online" message only
> when it is BACK online (from offline or other statuses), not every few
> seconds of so. The logic would be something like (pseudo code).
>
> if status==ONLINE and last_syslog_message==ONLINE then
> do nothing
> else
> log ONLINE
> fi
>
> Meanwhile, a workaround is offered here:
> http://askubuntu.com/a/407935/16395:
>
> you can add this in /etc/rsyslog.d/00-whoopsie.conf and the messages
> won't be logged anymore:
>
> # whoopsie generates a lot of messages of "online"
> # these are worthless and can be filtered
> if $programname == 'whoopsie' and $msg == ' online' then ~
>
> but that way you do not see even the first "online" which is arguably
> worth to be logged.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1264798).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1217407
>
> Title:
> whoopsie spams the log with "online" messages
>
> Status in Ubuntu error tracker client (whoopsie):
> Confirmed
> Status in “whoopsie” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> It is mostly the "online" messages:
>
> $ grep whoopsie /var/log/syslog
> Aug 27 07:42:21 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 07:42:27 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 07:43:32 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
> Aug 27 07:44:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times
> Aug 27 07:45:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
> Aug 27 07:46:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
> Aug 27 07:47:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
> Aug 27 07:48:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
> Aug 27 07:49:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
> Aug 27 07:50:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 21 times
> Aug 27 07:51:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
> Aug 27 07:52:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 20 times
> Aug 27 07:53:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
> Aug 27 07:54:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
> Aug 27 07:55:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
> Aug 27 07:56:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 20 times
> Aug 27 07:57:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
> Aug 27 07:58:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
> Aug 27 07:59:46 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times
> Aug 27 07:59:47 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:00:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 24 times
> Aug 27 08:01:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 24 times
> Aug 27 08:02:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 19 times
> Aug 27 08:03:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 19 times
> Aug 27 08:04:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times
> Aug 27 08:05:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 19 times
> Aug 27 08:06:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
> Aug 27 08:07:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
> Aug 27 08:08:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 28 times
> Aug 27 08:09:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 21 times
> Aug 27 08:10:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
> Aug 27 08:11:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 20 times
> Aug 27 08:12:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
> Aug 27 08:13:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
> Aug 27 08:14:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
> Aug 27 08:15:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
> Aug 27 08:16:51 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
> Aug 27 08:17:01 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 2 times
> Aug 27 08:17:12 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:18:21 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
> Aug 27 08:19:21 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
> Aug 27 08:19:44 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 5 times
> Aug 27 08:19:44 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:20:48 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 29 times
> Aug 27 08:21:49 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 23 times
> Aug 27 08:22:50 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 24 times
> Aug 27 08:23:05 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 8 times
> Aug 27 08:23:10 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:23:11 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:23:15 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:23:16 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:24:17 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
> Aug 27 08:24:27 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:24:28 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:25:29 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times
> Aug 27 08:25:40 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 3 times
> Aug 27 08:25:42 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:25:42 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:25:43 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:26:44 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
> Aug 27 08:26:55 whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 2 times
> Aug 27 08:26:56 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
> Aug 27 08:33:23 xango3 whoopsie[1568]: whoopsie 0.2.23 starting up.
> Aug 27 08:33:23 xango3 whoopsie[1568]: Using lock path: /var/lock/whoopsie/lock
> Aug 27 08:33:23 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: offline
> Aug 27 08:33:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: offline
> Aug 27 08:33:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:33:28 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:33:29 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:33:29 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:33:30 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:37:19 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:37:20 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:37:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:38:45 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times
> Aug 27 08:39:35 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:40:36 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
> Aug 27 08:41:57 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:43:15 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
> Aug 27 08:43:51 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:45:15 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
> Aug 27 08:50:29 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:51:46 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
> Aug 27 08:52:23 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 08:53:24 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
> Aug 27 09:07:33 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 09:08:46 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
> Aug 27 09:09:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 09:10:46 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
> Aug 27 09:26:28 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 09:27:47 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times
> Aug 27 09:41:41 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 09:42:48 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
> Aug 27 09:43:35 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 09:44:48 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times
> Aug 27 09:54:14 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
> Aug 27 09:55:18 whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
> Package: whoopsie 0.2.23
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7
> Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
> Architecture: amd64
> CrashReports:
> 640:109:135:1442457:2013-08-24 15:45:54.414105810 -0500:2013-08-24 15:45:52.882072686 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_bin_nm-applet.109.crash
> 640:1000:135:5451572:2013-08-23 10:46:16.804771591 -0500:2013-08-23 10:46:13.688702452 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-kde.1000.crash
> 640:109:135:3258098:2013-08-24 15:45:52.826071475 -0500:2013-08-24 15:45:50.822028146 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_sbin_unity-greeter.109.crash
> 644:0:135:14684:2013-08-27 08:26:39.114007907 -0500:2013-08-19 19:15:13.128538279 -0500:/var/crash/lttng-modules-dkms.0.crash
> 640:1000:135:28058162:2013-08-23 11:45:22.587948069 -0500:2013-08-23 11:45:04.267536872 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_bin_calibre.1000.crash
> Date: Tue Aug 27 09:53:16 2013
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-10 (197 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130209)
> MarkForUpload: True
> SourcePackage: whoopsie
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-06-25 (62 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/whoopsie/+bug/1217407/+subscriptions

Eh, my workaround was apt-get purge whoopsie. Very effective. :) I'd
like to be a good citizen, though, so I'll reinstall it once I see it
marked fixed.

On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Romano Giannetti
<romano.giannetti@gmail.com> wrote:
> @Brian: this is what you see if whoopsie is the only thing reporting on
> syslog. If any other thing report something, it breaks the "repeated"
> logic of the syslog daemon and you ends up with the thing reported here.
>
> What should happen is that whoopsie should log the "online" message only
> when it is BACK online (from offline or other statuses), not every few
> seconds of so. The logic would be something like (pseudo code).
>
> if status==ONLINE and last_syslog_message==ONLINE then
>     do nothing
> else
>     log ONLINE
> fi
>
> Meanwhile, a workaround is offered here:
> http://askubuntu.com/a/407935/16395:
>
> you can add this in  /etc/rsyslog.d/00-whoopsie.conf and the messages
> won't be logged anymore:
>
>   # whoopsie generates a lot of messages of "online"
>   # these are worthless and can be filtered
>   if $programname == 'whoopsie' and $msg == ' online' then ~
>
> but that way you do not see even the first "online" which is arguably
> worth to be logged.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1264798).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1217407
>
> Title:
>   whoopsie spams the log with "online" messages
>
> Status in Ubuntu error tracker client (whoopsie):
>   Confirmed
> Status in “whoopsie” package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>   It is mostly the "online" messages:
>
>   $ grep whoopsie /var/log/syslog
>   Aug 27 07:42:21 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 07:42:27 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 07:43:32  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
>   Aug 27 07:44:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times
>   Aug 27 07:45:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
>   Aug 27 07:46:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
>   Aug 27 07:47:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
>   Aug 27 07:48:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
>   Aug 27 07:49:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
>   Aug 27 07:50:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 21 times
>   Aug 27 07:51:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
>   Aug 27 07:52:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 20 times
>   Aug 27 07:53:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
>   Aug 27 07:54:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
>   Aug 27 07:55:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
>   Aug 27 07:56:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 20 times
>   Aug 27 07:57:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
>   Aug 27 07:58:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
>   Aug 27 07:59:46  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times
>   Aug 27 07:59:47 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:00:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 24 times
>   Aug 27 08:01:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 24 times
>   Aug 27 08:02:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 19 times
>   Aug 27 08:03:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 19 times
>   Aug 27 08:04:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times
>   Aug 27 08:05:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 19 times
>   Aug 27 08:06:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
>   Aug 27 08:07:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
>   Aug 27 08:08:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 28 times
>   Aug 27 08:09:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 21 times
>   Aug 27 08:10:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
>   Aug 27 08:11:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 20 times
>   Aug 27 08:12:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
>   Aug 27 08:13:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 16 times
>   Aug 27 08:14:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
>   Aug 27 08:15:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 18 times
>   Aug 27 08:16:51  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
>   Aug 27 08:17:01  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 2 times
>   Aug 27 08:17:12 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:18:21  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
>   Aug 27 08:19:21  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
>   Aug 27 08:19:44  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 5 times
>   Aug 27 08:19:44 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:20:48  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 29 times
>   Aug 27 08:21:49  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 23 times
>   Aug 27 08:22:50  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 24 times
>   Aug 27 08:23:05  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 8 times
>   Aug 27 08:23:10 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:23:11 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:23:15 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:23:16 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:24:17  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 22 times
>   Aug 27 08:24:27 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:24:28 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:25:29  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 17 times
>   Aug 27 08:25:40  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 3 times
>   Aug 27 08:25:42 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:25:42 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:25:43 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:26:44  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 15 times
>   Aug 27 08:26:55  whoopsie[1832]: last message repeated 2 times
>   Aug 27 08:26:56 xango3 whoopsie[1832]: online
>   Aug 27 08:33:23 xango3 whoopsie[1568]: whoopsie 0.2.23 starting up.
>   Aug 27 08:33:23 xango3 whoopsie[1568]: Using lock path: /var/lock/whoopsie/lock
>   Aug 27 08:33:23 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: offline
>   Aug 27 08:33:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: offline
>   Aug 27 08:33:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:33:28 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:33:29 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:33:29 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:33:30 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:37:19 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:37:20 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:37:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:38:45  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times
>   Aug 27 08:39:35 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:40:36  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
>   Aug 27 08:41:57 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:43:15  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
>   Aug 27 08:43:51 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:45:15  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
>   Aug 27 08:50:29 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:51:46  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
>   Aug 27 08:52:23 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 08:53:24  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
>   Aug 27 09:07:33 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 09:08:46  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
>   Aug 27 09:09:27 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 09:10:46  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
>   Aug 27 09:26:28 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 09:27:47  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times
>   Aug 27 09:41:41 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 09:42:48  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 4 times
>   Aug 27 09:43:35 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 09:44:48  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times
>   Aug 27 09:54:14 xango3 whoopsie[1794]: online
>   Aug 27 09:55:18  whoopsie[1794]: last message repeated 2 times
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
>   Package: whoopsie 0.2.23
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7
>   Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: wl
>   ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CrashReports:
>    640:109:135:1442457:2013-08-24 15:45:54.414105810 -0500:2013-08-24 15:45:52.882072686 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_bin_nm-applet.109.crash
>    640:1000:135:5451572:2013-08-23 10:46:16.804771591 -0500:2013-08-23 10:46:13.688702452 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-kde.1000.crash
>    640:109:135:3258098:2013-08-24 15:45:52.826071475 -0500:2013-08-24 15:45:50.822028146 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_sbin_unity-greeter.109.crash
>    644:0:135:14684:2013-08-27 08:26:39.114007907 -0500:2013-08-19 19:15:13.128538279 -0500:/var/crash/lttng-modules-dkms.0.crash
>    640:1000:135:28058162:2013-08-23 11:45:22.587948069 -0500:2013-08-23 11:45:04.267536872 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_bin_calibre.1000.crash
>   Date: Tue Aug 27 09:53:16 2013
>   EcryptfsInUse: Yes
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-10 (197 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130209)
>   MarkForUpload: True
>   SourcePackage: whoopsie
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-06-25 (62 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/whoopsie/+bug/1217407/+subscriptions

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