A common issue a lot of people have is this

rm logfile

if the mysql server is still accessing that file it will not continue to
write to that file again till mysql is restarted

if that was the case the proper way to clear a log and keep the server
running is

cp /dev/null logfile

On 8/20/07, Brown, Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Hello all.
>
> I noticed that the last entry in mysql error log was two weeks ago. Can
> some one tell me why mysql is not writing to this log
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