syslog: T6989: remove RepeatedMsgReduction configuration option

This is a feature that worked decades ago when logs were small and reviewed by a human, it fails badly on high volume logs processed by tools. https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/configuration/action/rsconf1_repeatedmsgreduction.html
vyos · Jan 15, 2025 · f0bd98c · f0bd98c
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Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 9 deletions.
diff --git a/data/templates/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.j2 b/data/templates/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.j2
@@ -18,16 +18,9 @@ module(
     RateLimit.Burst="0"
 )
 
+###########################
 #### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES ####
-### TODO - remove
-# Filter duplicated messages
-# https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/configuration/action/rsconf1_repeatedmsgreduction.html
-$RepeatedMsgReduction on
-
-##########################################
-#### AUTH.LOG CHANNEL AND LOGGING RULES ####
-##########################################
-
+###########################
 # Log specific programs to auth.log, then stop further processing
 if (
     $programname == "CRON" or