RPM-PLUGIN-SYSLOG(8)

2026-08-04

NAME

rpm-plugin-syslog - Syslog plugin for the RPM Package Manager

DESCRIPTION

The plugin writes basic information about rpm(8) transactions to the syslog - like transactions run and packages installed or removed.

CONFIGURATION

%__transaction_syslog_target

Specify target output for the plugin. Supported values are:
  • syslog: system log (default)
  • stderr: standard error

See rpm-plugins(8) on how to control plugins in general.

OUTPUT

The plugin uses rpm as its syslog identity.

The package level output during transactions is as follows:

OPERATION NEVRA [(from: RELNEVRA)]: STATUS

OPERATION is one of:

  • cleanup: cleanup of the previous version in upgrade or downgrade
  • downgrade: downgrade an installed package to an older version
  • erase: erase package from the system
  • install: install a new package on the system
  • replace: replace (obsolete) a previously installed package with another one
  • restore: restore permissions and similar on an installed package
  • upgrade: upgrade an installed package to a newer version
NEVRA identifies the transaction element being operated on. Note that operations downgrade, replace and upgrade consist of two elements: install of one package version and removal of another. In these cases, the related element identifier RELNEVRA is indicated in parentheses after from:. STATUS is one of success or failure.

EXAMPLES

journalctl -t rpm

Inspect RPM transaction history on a systemd-based OS.

Package aaa upgrade from 1.2-1 to 2.0-1 


upgrade: aaa-2.0-1.noarch (from: aaa-1.2-1.noarch): success
cleanup: aaa-1.2-1.noarch (from: aaa-2.0-1.noarch): success

Package bbb 1.3-5 obsoleting aaa 1.2-1 


replace: bbb-1.3-5.noarch (from: aaa-1.2-1.noarch): success
erase: aaa-1.2-1.noarch (from: bbb-1.3-5.noarch): success

Package aaa 1.2-1 install failure 


install: aaa-1.2-1.noarch: failure

SEE ALSO

rpm(8), rpm-plugins(8), rpm-version(7) journalctl(1) syslog(3)

RPM 6.1.90

Index

2026-08-04