diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/byoe-rhel7.md b/docs/gettingstarted/byoe-rhel7.md index f3d5645..544178d 100644 --- a/docs/gettingstarted/byoe-rhel7.md +++ b/docs/gettingstarted/byoe-rhel7.md @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ gomplate --version ```scl enable rh-python36 bash``` -* create the sc4s unit file ``/etc/systemd/system/sc4s.service`` and add the following content +* create the sc4s unit file ``/lib/systemd/system/sc4s.service`` and add the following content ```ini [Unit] diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/podman-systemd-general.md b/docs/gettingstarted/podman-systemd-general.md index cc4714e..f38c5b3 100644 --- a/docs/gettingstarted/podman-systemd-general.md +++ b/docs/gettingstarted/podman-systemd-general.md @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman run -p 514:514 -p 514:514/udp -p 6514:6514 \ failure to the upstream destination(s). This will also be used to keep track of the state of syslog-ng between restarts, and in particular the state of the disk buffer. This is a required step. ``` -sudo docker volume create splunk-sc4s-var +sudo podman volume create splunk-sc4s-var ``` * Create the subdirectory ``/opt/sc4s/local``. This will be used as a mount point for local overrides and configurations. @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ information. To operate SC4S as a user other than root, follow the instructions above, with these modifications: -## Prepare SC4S user +## Prepare sc4s user Create a non-root user in which to run SC4S and prepare podman for non-root operation: diff --git a/docs/upgrade.md b/docs/upgrade.md index 38b1a0d..2491f14 100644 --- a/docs/upgrade.md +++ b/docs/upgrade.md @@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ a new version of SC4S in production. ## Version 1.9.0 -Example context files have been added to the local mount `context` directory. These example files will be updated at each release +* Example context files have been added to the local mount `context` directory. These example files will be updated at each release to outline support for new data sources, which can be added to existing context files (those without the `.example` extension). Existing context files will _not_ be overwritten on subsequent SC4S starts/upgrades, so ensure that any new content from these example files is incorporated into existing context files. + +* UNIT FILE CHANGES: Make sure to update the unit file used to start the sc4s service with the changes included in this release. It +includes updates for proper operation with RHEL 8, and is backward-compatible with RHEL 7.7.