[8.x](backport #40558) [Journald] Restart journalctl if it exits unexpectedly #40772
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If journalctl exits unexpectedly the journald input will restart it and set the cursor to the last know position. Any error/non zero return code is logged at level error.
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I run a test overnight where I used a mock to simulate constant failures and restarts of journalclt and monitored the host and Filebeat process to ensure there weren't any goroutine/resouce leaks. The screenshot below shows the CPU and memory usage from Filebeat as well as counters for the log entries stating journalctl crashed and was restarted.
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