System logs are no longer being written to nor are files being created

Symptoms

System logs such as /var/log/messages, /var/log/maillog, and many others are no longer being created or are empty.

Cause

The most cause involves the functionality of rsyslog. Regenerating the files or reinstalling the service should resolve the issues.

Resolution

1. Log in to the server via SSH or WHM's Terminal as the root user

2. If the files are missing, you can regenerate them automatically by restarting the services and sockets for systemd and rsyslog:

   # systemctl restart systemd-journald.socket

   # systemctl restart systemd-journald

   # systemctl restart rsyslog

3. Otherwise, you may need to reinstall rsyslog to resolve the issue:

   # dnf reinstall rsyslog