This works for me: > mv /mysql/log /mysql/Oldlog > mysqladmin flush-logs
MySQL follows the oldlog, keeps writing to it until the flush, when it closes its Oldlog, and open/create-s its logfile. Cheers, Kent --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php