Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 09:32:36 +0100 (MET) From: Thomas Graichen <graichen@omega.physik.fu-berlin.de> To: ache@astral.msk.su Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: weekly/monthly logs rotating idea (commit candidate) Message-ID: <199512220832.JAA26432@julia.physik.fu-berlin.de>
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hasn't =?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?= said ? ...
>
> Current logs rotating code
> ...
> if [ -f $i.1 ]; then mv -f $i.1 $i.2; fi
> if [ -f $i.0 ]; then mv -f $i.0 $i.1; fi
> if [ -f $i ]; then mv -f $i $i.0; fi
> >$i
> isn't good for daemons, because thet keep log descriptor open.
> It means that daemon_log moved to daemon_log.0 and diagnostics
> still writted to daemon_log.0! New daemon_log leaves zero-sized
> until reboot.
>
> What I suggest:
>
> if [ -f $i.0 ]; then mv -f $i.0 $i.1; fi
> if [ -f $i ]; then cp -fp $i $i.0; fi
> >$i
>
> It means that you copy log preserving file times and then
> zero the same descriptor.
>
> If I not see objections with explanations, I plan to commit it.
>
i plan to commit newsyslog from NetBSD which does all the rotation
automatically - you may configure it using /etc/newsyslog.conf
you may get my test-package from freefall
~graichen/misc/review.tgz
or via ftp from
dirac.physik.fu-berlin.de:/pub/freebsd/misc/review.tgz
please look at it and send me all problems you find with it - i asked
around in hackers if there are any contra's to committing it - but i
got only pro's :-)
i plan to commit it between christmas and new year - if anybody will
test it before
t
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