[Bug 232838] syslogd(8) should auto-reload config files when they change

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            Bug ID: 232838
           Summary: syslogd(8) should auto-reload config files when they
                    change
           Product: Base System
           Version: CURRENT
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: misc
          Assignee: bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: yuri at freebsd.org

Currently syslogd(8) doesn't reload its config files when they change.

Reasons for the change:
1. When new packages are installed and place new config files, these files
aren't automatically enabled which can always be used as an argument against
even using such config files, like it was done in this bug: bug#232813.

2. newsyslog(8) does automatically reload its configuration when it changes,
but syslogd(8) doesn't, which isn't logical because they work in the same field
(manage logs).


So it appears that it would be much more natural and convenient if syslog(8)
would auto-load/unload config files when they are added/installed/uninstalled.

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