With stepping through the code here is where it fails in the logdog.pl

$SIG{'ALRM'}  = sub { quit("ERROR => Timeout while opening FIFO [$
+conf{'fifo'}].  Possible solution: configure syslogd to log to this F
+IFO and restart syslogd.", 1); };

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Below is the entire function for opening the FIFO

######################################################################
+#########################

## FUNCTION:    

##   openFIFO ( $filename )

## 

## 

## DESCRIPTION: 

##   Opens the fifo $filename for reading and attaches it to the fileh
+andle "FIFO".  Returns 0 on success

##   and non-zero on failure.  Error codes are listed below, and the e
+rror message gets set in

##   global variable $!. 

##   

##

## Example: 

##   openFIFO ("/var/log/fifo.rdp_monitorLogwatch");

##

######################################################################
+#########################

sub openFIFO {

    ## Get the incoming filename

    my $filename = $_[0];

    

    ## Make sure our fifo exists, and if the fifo doesn't exist then c
+reate it

    if ( ! -p $filename ) {

        quit("ERROR => FIFO does not exist or is not a FIFO at [$conf{
+'fifo'}]\nDid you forget to create it and configure syslogd to log to
+ it?\n", 1);

    }

    

    ## Open the FIFO socket we're supposed to listen to and attach it 
+to a filehandle

    

    $SIG{'ALRM'}  = sub { quit("ERROR => Timeout while opening FIFO [$
+conf{'fifo'}].  Possible solution: configure syslogd to log to this F
+IFO and restart syslogd.", 1); };

    alarm(10);

    open (FIFO,"< $filename") or return(1);

    alarm(0);

    

    ## Return success

    return(0);

}

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In reply to Re^3: LOGDOG FIFO Issue by vhaphisasset
in thread LOGDOG FIFO Issue by vhaphisasset

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