Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:21:42 -0400 From: Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem rotating apache logs Message-ID: <20090310142142.7866db77@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <49B6897D.3060508@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> References: <49B6897D.3060508@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk>
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--Sig_/.8XTB9DxuKq/HV6_ZMKOEsX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:38:37 +0000 Robin Becker <robin@reportlab.com> wrote: >I'm trying to get newsyslog to rotate my apache2 logs (this in 7.0 & >7.1 release). > >I added this to the end of newsyslog.conf > > >/var/log/httpd-*.log 644 9 8 @T01 >BG /var/run/httpd.pid 30 > > >this is what is currently working for me in 6.0 & 6.1. Signal 30 is >supposed to be USR1 which is intended to cause a graceful restart. > >However, I find that although I do get a rotated log file the new logs >always seem to be empty. > >The logs seem to start growing only after I restart the apache server. > >What am I doing wrong? Have you checked out (depending on your Apache version) http://httpd.apache.docs/1.3/programs/rotatelogs.html http://httpd.apache.docs/2.0/programs/rotatelogs.html --=20 Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com Established technology tends to persist in the face of new technology. G. Blaauw, one of the designers of System 360 --Sig_/.8XTB9DxuKq/HV6_ZMKOEsX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkm2r78ACgkQBvaKIJWWCO1KqwCgjgdl5b3HmJrfco33aWVduf/i ATQAnRHISpXVz0AwGY4W70882AoRP81B =NMaX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/.8XTB9DxuKq/HV6_ZMKOEsX--
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