syslog.target is deprecated

[lunik1]

Issue description

Some NixOS modules refer to syslog.target, which was removed in systemd v198 [1]. It should be safe to remove this as systemd will ensure logging is available before a service is started [2]. Future modules referencing syslog.target should be avoided.

Affected modules (generated with rg -l "syslog.target" nixos/modules | sed "s|nixos/modules/|- [ ] |g"):

• services/system/cloud-init.nix
• services/web-apps/invidious.nix
• services/networking/adguardhome.nix
• services/networking/connman.nix
• services/networking/eternal-terminal.nix
• services/misc/mbpfan.nix
• services/misc/nitter.nix
• services/network-filesystems/openafs/server.nix
• services/network-filesystems/glusterfs.nix
• services/networking/keepalived/default.nix
• services/hardware/spacenavd.nix
• services/hardware/rasdaemon.nix
• services/security/aesmd.nix

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@pingiun (eternal-terminal) @evils (rasdaemon)

[evils]

your first link no longer points at the right line as they prepended more news shortly after you posted this, you probably want this instead
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/6aa8d43ade72e24c9426e604f7fc4b7582b9db7c/NEWS#L61

[evils]

i did some digging
@madjar seems to have authored the syslog.target lines in cloud-init and maintains the package
@sbruder and @infinisil seem to have co-authored the syslog.target line in invidious and they maintain the package
@matejc seems to have authored the syslog.target lines in connman and maintains the package
@cstrahan seems to have authored the syslog.target line in mbpfan and maintains the package
@erdnaxe seems to have authored the syslog.target line in nitter and maintains the package
@spacefrogg seems to have authored the syslog.target line in openafsServer and maintains the package
@bachp seems to have authored the syslog.target line in glusterfs
@mbrgm seems to have authored the syslog.target lines in keepalived (which has no listed maintainer, do you use it?)
@Sohalt seems to have authored the syslog lines in spacenavd and maintains the package

[lunik1]

I have fixed the link and great work tracking down the maintainers! 🙂

[SuperSandro2000]

@RaitoBezarius can you take care of keepalived?
@AndersonTorres can you take care of connman?
@zimbatm can you take care of cloud-init?

[lunik1]

I have added aesmd to the list, @veehaitch looks to be the main contributor