SUSE-RU-2026:20593-1: moderate: Recommended update for syslogd

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# Recommended update for syslogd

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:20593-1  
Release Date: 2026-02-26T15:52:02Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1243035
  * jsc#PED-13698
  * jsc#PED-14864

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

  
  
An update that contains two features and has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for syslogd fixes the following issues:

Changes in syslogd:

  * Avoid restarting klog.service and klogd.service in postun as both services
    should be started once (boo#1243035#c14)
  * Install tmpfile correctly as syslogd.conf (instead of sendmail.conf),
  * Fix tmpfile handling for transactional updates (jsc#PED-14864)
  * Drop last sysvinit Requirement/Provide (PED-13698)
  * Add -std=gnu89 to compile flags to fix gcc-15 errors

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-318=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-318=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
    * syslog-service-2.0-160000.3.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (noarch)
    * syslog-service-2.0-160000.3.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243035
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13698
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-14864

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