#610882 gpm: Unclear messages in syslog

Package:
gpm
Source:
gpm
Description:
General Purpose Mouse interface
Submitter:
Helge Kreutzmann
Date:
2023-01-31 18:09:03 UTC
Severity:
minor
#610882#5
Date:
2011-01-23 17:23:35 UTC
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In the syslog I see messages like:
/usr/sbin/gpm[3519]: Request on 8 (console 10)

I tried to understand what this meant (and if this indicated a
problem) but failed. I use logcheck and by default these messages are
not filtered out.

If these messages are harmless (looks like, I haven't experienced any
problems) then a logcheck rule should be written (and until this
happens, this bug could be considered wishlist -- though in that case
I could provide a patch). If they are not harmless, then this message
should be documented (e.g. in README.gz) to give the sysadmin an idea
what to look out for/tune etc.
#610882#10
Date:
2012-01-22 14:29:57 UTC
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Hello,
a year ago I reported about unclear syslog messages from gpm. Could
you clarify if they are harmless (and provide a logcheck snippet to
hide them) or if they are serious and hence should be dealt with by an
administrator?

Thanks!

Greetings

           Helge
#610882#13
Date:
2023-01-31 16:54:38 UTC
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To:
* Helge Kreutzmann <debian@helgefjell.de>, 2011-01-23 18:23:

Another annoyed user here.

This seems to be emitted in src/daemon/processrequest.c, at the
beginning of function processRequest.

To reproduce, just run mc(1).

As far as can I see, they are harmless.
#610882#18
Date:
2023-01-31 18:08:18 UTC
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Hello Jakub,

Well, I'm just reading my syslog and either something need fixing or
something needs filtering out …

I believe so, too. These are filtered out for a really long time on my
systems.

Greetings

          Helge