rsyslog error message found in syslog and running 'logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf' on buster

**Description**
2 errors regarding rsyslog found during integration.
1. Error logs found in syslog:
```
'rsyslog' failed to start (exit status 0) -- no output
```
2. Error found when executing the command `logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf`
```
root@mtbc-sonic-01-2410:/home/admin# logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf
error: dpkg:10 duplicate log entry for /var/log/alternatives.log
error: found error in file dpkg, skipping
\cat: /var/run/rsyslogd.pid: No such file or directory

Usage:
 kill [options] <pid> [...]

Options:
 <pid> [...]            send signal to every <pid> listed
 -<signal>, -s, --signal <signal>
                        specify the <signal> to be sent
 -l, --list=[<signal>]  list all signal names, or convert one to a name
 -L, --table            list all signal names in a nice table

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see kill(1).
error: error running shared postrotate script for '/var/log/mail.info
/var/log/mail.warn
/var/log/mail.err
/var/log/mail.log
/var/log/daemon.log
/var/log/kern.log
/var/log/user.log
/var/log/lpr.log
/var/log/debug
/var/log/messages
'
cat: /var/run/rsyslogd.pid: No such file or directory

Usage:
 kill [options] <pid> [...]

Options:
 <pid> [...]            send signal to every <pid> listed
 -<signal>, -s, --signal <signal>
                        specify the <signal> to be sent
 -l, --list=[<signal>]  list all signal names, or convert one to a name
 -L, --table            list all signal names in a nice table

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see kill(1).
error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /var/log/auth.log of '/var/log/auth.log
/var/log/cron.log
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/teamd.log
/var/log/telemetry.log
/var/log/quagga/bgpd.log
/var/log/quagga/zebra.log
/var/log/swss/sairedis.rec
/var/log/swss/swss.rec
'
cat: /var/run/rsyslogd.pid: No such file or directory

Usage:
 kill [options] <pid> [...]

Options:
 <pid> [...]            send signal to every <pid> listed
 -<signal>, -s, --signal <signal>
                        specify the <signal> to be sent
 -l, --list=[<signal>]  list all signal names, or convert one to a name
 -L, --table            list all signal names in a nice table

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see kill(1).
error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /var/log/cron.log of '/var/log/auth.log
/var/log/cron.log
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/teamd.log
/var/log/telemetry.log
/var/log/quagga/bgpd.log
/var/log/quagga/zebra.log
/var/log/swss/sairedis.rec
/var/log/swss/swss.rec
'
cat: /var/run/rsyslogd.pid: No such file or directory

Usage:
 kill [options] <pid> [...]

Options:
 <pid> [...]            send signal to every <pid> listed
 -<signal>, -s, --signal <signal>
                        specify the <signal> to be sent
 -l, --list=[<signal>]  list all signal names, or convert one to a name
 -L, --table            list all signal names in a nice table

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see kill(1).
error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /var/log/syslog of '/var/log/auth.log
/var/log/cron.log
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/teamd.log
/var/log/telemetry.log
/var/log/quagga/bgpd.log
/var/log/quagga/zebra.log
/var/log/swss/sairedis.rec
/var/log/swss/swss.rec
'
cat: /var/run/rsyslogd.pid: No such file or directory

Usage:
 kill [options] <pid> [...]

Options:
 <pid> [...]            send signal to every <pid> listed
 -<signal>, -s, --signal <signal>
                        specify the <signal> to be sent
 -l, --list=[<signal>]  list all signal names, or convert one to a name
 -L, --table            list all signal names in a nice table

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see kill(1).
error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /var/log/teamd.log of '/var/log/auth.log
/var/log/cron.log
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/teamd.log
/var/log/telemetry.log
/var/log/quagga/bgpd.log
/var/log/quagga/zebra.log
/var/log/swss/sairedis.rec
/var/log/swss/swss.rec
'
cat: /var/run/rsyslogd.pid: No such file or directory

Usage:
 kill [options] <pid> [...]

Options:
 <pid> [...]            send signal to every <pid> listed
 -<signal>, -s, --signal <signal>
                        specify the <signal> to be sent
 -l, --list=[<signal>]  list all signal names, or convert one to a name
 -L, --table            list all signal names in a nice table

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see kill(1).
error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /var/log/telemetry.log of '/var/log/auth.log
/var/log/cron.log
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/teamd.log
/var/log/telemetry.log
/var/log/quagga/bgpd.log
/var/log/quagga/zebra.log
/var/log/swss/sairedis.rec
/var/log/swss/swss.rec
'
cat: /var/run/rsyslogd.pid: No such file or directory

Usage:
 kill [options] <pid> [...]

Options:
 <pid> [...]            send signal to every <pid> listed
 -<signal>, -s, --signal <signal>
                        specify the <signal> to be sent
 -l, --list=[<signal>]  list all signal names, or convert one to a name
 -L, --table            list all signal names in a nice table

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see kill(1).
error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /var/log/quagga/bgpd.log of '/var/log/auth.log
/var/log/cron.log
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/teamd.log
/var/log/telemetry.log
/var/log/quagga/bgpd.log
/var/log/quagga/zebra.log
/var/log/swss/sairedis.rec
/var/log/swss/swss.rec
'
cat: /var/run/rsyslogd.pid: No such file or directory

Usage:
 kill [options] <pid> [...]

Options:
 <pid> [...]            send signal to every <pid> listed
 -<signal>, -s, --signal <signal>
                        specify the <signal> to be sent
 -l, --list=[<signal>]  list all signal names, or convert one to a name
 -L, --table            list all signal names in a nice table

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see kill(1).
error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /var/log/quagga/zebra.log of '/var/log/auth.log
/var/log/cron.log
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/teamd.log
/var/log/telemetry.log
/var/log/quagga/bgpd.log
/var/log/quagga/zebra.log
/var/log/swss/sairedis.rec
/var/log/swss/swss.rec
'
root@mtbc-sonic-01-2410:/home/admin# \
```

**Steps to reproduce the issue:**
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**Describe the results you received:**


**Describe the results you expected:**


**Additional information you deem important (e.g. issue happens only occasionally):**

    **Output of `show version`:**

    ```
SONiC Software Version: SONiC.buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312
Distribution: Debian 10.3
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64
Build commit: 216df8a6
Build date: Thu Mar 19 15:29:54 UTC 2020
Built by: stephens@arc-build-server-2

Platform: x86_64-mlnx_msn2410-r0
HwSKU: ACS-MSN2410
ASIC: mellanox
Serial Number: MT1848K10623
Uptime: 04:17:36 up 3 min,  1 user,  load average: 5.49, 3.85, 1.61

Docker images:
REPOSITORY                    TAG                                       IMAGE ID            SIZE
docker-syncd-mlnx             buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   463ffe94096f        385MB
docker-syncd-mlnx             latest                                    463ffe94096f        385MB
docker-platform-monitor       buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   8befa5fc2ea8        411MB
docker-platform-monitor       latest                                    8befa5fc2ea8        411MB
docker-database               buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   64500d94bb1e        286MB
docker-database               latest                                    64500d94bb1e        286MB
docker-teamd                  buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   145dd4dae1a8        308MB
docker-teamd                  latest                                    145dd4dae1a8        308MB
docker-sonic-telemetry        buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   deb5f9b5d2f2        345MB
docker-sonic-telemetry        latest                                    deb5f9b5d2f2        345MB
docker-sonic-mgmt-framework   buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   6c9661136af4        420MB
docker-sonic-mgmt-framework   latest                                    6c9661136af4        420MB
docker-snmp-sv2               buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   68a00e02e085        340MB
docker-snmp-sv2               latest                                    68a00e02e085        340MB
docker-sflow                  buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   ab6790435ca3        308MB
docker-sflow                  latest                                    ab6790435ca3        308MB
docker-router-advertiser      buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   9ca9c6a2c6ae        283MB
docker-router-advertiser      latest                                    9ca9c6a2c6ae        283MB
docker-orchagent              buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   3dd98ada5be2        326MB
docker-orchagent              latest                                    3dd98ada5be2        326MB
docker-nat                    buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   3d84b6601a31        309MB
docker-nat                    latest                                    3d84b6601a31        309MB
docker-lldp-sv2               buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   0a9ebde38999        305MB
docker-lldp-sv2               latest                                    0a9ebde38999        305MB
docker-fpm-frr                buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   2345032f31a5        328MB
docker-fpm-frr                latest                                    2345032f31a5        328MB
docker-dhcp-relay             buster-internal.0-dirty-20200319.232312   a6dbc61a5687        293MB
docker-dhcp-relay             latest                                    a6dbc61a5687        293MB
    ```

    **Attach debug file `sudo generate_dump`:**

    ```
    (paste your output here)
    ```


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