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Collector is unable to collect journald logs

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      Description of problem: 

      There is error starting journald process. Looks to be systemd binary is missing under collector.

      Collector logs:

      

      

      oc logs pod/collector-vcftb -c collector --tail=25
      
Creating the directory used for persisting Vector state /var/lib/vector/syslog-aosqe/collector
      
Starting Vector process...
      
2026-03-10T02:40:07.586505Z ERROR source
      
{component_kind="source" component_id=input_my_infra_journal component_type=journald}: vector::internal_events::journald: Error starting journalctl process. error=journalctl failed to execute: No such file or directory (os error 2) error_type="command_failed" stage="receiving" internal_log_rate_limit=true
      
2026-03-10T02:40:08.588269Z ERROR source{component_kind="source" component_id=input_my_infra_journal component_type=journald}

      : vector::internal_events::journald: Internal log [Error starting journalctl process.] is being suppressed to avoid flooding.
      
2026-03-10T02:40:17.607657Z ERROR source
      
{component_kind="source" component_id=input_my_infra_journal component_type=journald}

      : vector::internal_events::journald: Internal log [Error starting journalctl process.] has been suppressed 9 times.
      



      Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 
      


      6.4.3
      

      How reproducible:
      


      Always
      

      Steps to Reproduce:
      

        
	
      1. Deploy CLO and LO v6.4.3
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      2. Forwards infra logs out
        3. 
	
      3. Check collector logs
        4. 

      



      Actual results:
      


      journald logs are not collected due to missing systemd binary?
      

      Expected results:
      


      journald logs should be collected
      

      Additional info:
      


      Similar issue 
      


      https://issues.redhat.com/browse/LOG-7142
      
            
      

      

          


          
    
          
    
          
    
          
    
          
    
          
    
          
    
          

          


          

            


            

              








              
                        

              
    
              
        
    
              
    
              
        

            
            



    
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