This is a known issue affecting VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0.
To work around this issue, add the useOldLogPrefix line to the /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml file.
To add the useOldLogPrefix line to the /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml file:
- Connect to the ESXi host as root though an SSH or console session.
- Run this command to backup the /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml file:
cp /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml.orig
- Using a text editor, open the /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml file and locate this section:
<log>
<directory>/var/log/vmware/</directory>
<name>hostd</name>
...
- Add the line <useOldLogPrefix>true</useOldLogPrefix> below the <log> header.
For example:
<log>
<useOldLogPrefix>true</useOldLogPrefix>
<directory>/var/log/vmware/</directory>
<name>hostd</name>
...
- Save the file.
- Run this command to restart the syslogd service:
esxcli system syslog reload