Log Python Systemd output to log file
I run my python script as a systemd service, it is defined in the following .service file:
[Unit]
Description=MyService
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=idle
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/username/projects/website_notifier/run_service.py
[Install]
After=multi-user.target
In my run_service.py file I then log output using the logging module:
import logging
logging.basicConfig(filename=settings['log_file_name'], level=logging.INFO)
logging.info("Starting notifier service at " + str(datetime.utcnow()))
The issue is that this information is not being logged to my log file when I run I start my file through systemctl
Now, I know that generally systemd gets output to journalctl, I don't want this. I want to be able to access this log through another script that does not run with administrator priviliges.
How can I make this happen?
python logging systemd
asked Nov 21 '18 at 23:55
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I run my python script as a systemd service, it is defined in the following .service file:
[Unit]
Description=MyService
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=idle
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/username/projects/website_notifier/run_service.py
[Install]
After=multi-user.target
In my run_service.py file I then log output using the logging module:
import logging
logging.basicConfig(filename=settings['log_file_name'], level=logging.INFO)
logging.info("Starting notifier service at " + str(datetime.utcnow()))
The issue is that this information is not being logged to my log file when I run I start my file through systemctl
Now, I know that generally systemd gets output to journalctl, I don't want this. I want to be able to access this log through another script that does not run with administrator priviliges.
How can I make this happen?
python logging systemd
asked Nov 21 '18 at 23:55
freefallfreefall
141211
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I run my python script as a systemd service, it is defined in the following .service file:
[Unit]
Description=MyService
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=idle
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/username/projects/website_notifier/run_service.py
[Install]
After=multi-user.target
In my run_service.py file I then log output using the logging module:
import logging
logging.basicConfig(filename=settings['log_file_name'], level=logging.INFO)
logging.info("Starting notifier service at " + str(datetime.utcnow()))
The issue is that this information is not being logged to my log file when I run I start my file through systemctl
Now, I know that generally systemd gets output to journalctl, I don't want this. I want to be able to access this log through another script that does not run with administrator priviliges.
How can I make this happen?
python logging systemd
asked Nov 21 '18 at 23:55
freefallfreefall
141211
I run my python script as a systemd service, it is defined in the following .service file:
[Unit]
Description=MyService
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=idle
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/username/projects/website_notifier/run_service.py
[Install]
After=multi-user.target
In my run_service.py file I then log output using the logging module:
import logging
logging.basicConfig(filename=settings['log_file_name'], level=logging.INFO)
logging.info("Starting notifier service at " + str(datetime.utcnow()))
The issue is that this information is not being logged to my log file when I run I start my file through systemctl
Now, I know that generally systemd gets output to journalctl, I don't want this. I want to be able to access this log through another script that does not run with administrator priviliges.
How can I make this happen?
python logging systemd
python logging systemd
asked Nov 21 '18 at 23:55
freefallfreefall
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 23:55
freefallfreefall
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 23:55
freefallfreefall
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 23:55
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 23:55
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First check that your service is running at all: systemctl status MyService should show you an errors.
After goes in [Unit] section, not in [Install].
Once I fixed that your script worked for me. Other things to check:
- Is the log file path an absolute path?
- Does the user starting the service have permissions to write there?
I would recommend just logging to stdout, to the journal, so that you don't have to worry about rotating the log file, how much space it takes, etc. Also journalctl is really nice for querying logs. You should be able to access the journal as non-root, either as same user as the script, or by being in group systemd-journal.
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:18
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First check that your service is running at all: systemctl status MyService should show you an errors.
After goes in [Unit] section, not in [Install].
Once I fixed that your script worked for me. Other things to check:
- Is the log file path an absolute path?
- Does the user starting the service have permissions to write there?
I would recommend just logging to stdout, to the journal, so that you don't have to worry about rotating the log file, how much space it takes, etc. Also journalctl is really nice for querying logs. You should be able to access the journal as non-root, either as same user as the script, or by being in group systemd-journal.
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:18
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First check that your service is running at all: systemctl status MyService should show you an errors.
After goes in [Unit] section, not in [Install].
Once I fixed that your script worked for me. Other things to check:
- Is the log file path an absolute path?
- Does the user starting the service have permissions to write there?
I would recommend just logging to stdout, to the journal, so that you don't have to worry about rotating the log file, how much space it takes, etc. Also journalctl is really nice for querying logs. You should be able to access the journal as non-root, either as same user as the script, or by being in group systemd-journal.
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:18
Graham KingGraham King
2,76031619
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First check that your service is running at all: systemctl status MyService should show you an errors.
After goes in [Unit] section, not in [Install].
Once I fixed that your script worked for me. Other things to check:
- Is the log file path an absolute path?
- Does the user starting the service have permissions to write there?
I would recommend just logging to stdout, to the journal, so that you don't have to worry about rotating the log file, how much space it takes, etc. Also journalctl is really nice for querying logs. You should be able to access the journal as non-root, either as same user as the script, or by being in group systemd-journal.
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:18
Graham KingGraham King
2,76031619
First check that your service is running at all: systemctl status MyService should show you an errors.
After goes in [Unit] section, not in [Install].
Once I fixed that your script worked for me. Other things to check:
- Is the log file path an absolute path?
- Does the user starting the service have permissions to write there?
I would recommend just logging to stdout, to the journal, so that you don't have to worry about rotating the log file, how much space it takes, etc. Also journalctl is really nice for querying logs. You should be able to access the journal as non-root, either as same user as the script, or by being in group systemd-journal.
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:18
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