#941244 hostapd: impossible to view debug logs after startup

Package:
hostapd
Source:
wpa
Description:
access point and authentication server for Wi-Fi and Ethernet
Submitter:
Corey Hickey
Date:
2019-09-27 04:18:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#941244#5
Date:
2019-09-27 04:08:50 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

I'm just starting out with hostapd, so I'm using DAEMON_OPTS="-d" to
configure debug output and help me find my mistakes. Unfortunately, the
systemd journal abruptly stops, presumably because hostapd forks and
daemonizes. Syslog support does not seem to be compiled in, so I think
the only way to get debug information is to prevent the daemonization. I
have attached a patch to configure the systemd units this way; further
information in in the patch.

Thanks,
Corey