[rsyslog] imfile stops pulling logs when file is truncated

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:50:11 -0700 

The imfile module stops pulling logs when the log file it is watching is
truncated. Restarting or sending a HUP signal to the rsyslog process does not
restart the pulling from the log file.

Example:

  # cat /etc/rsyslog.d/date.conf 
  $InputFileName /var/log/date.log  
  $InputFileTag date_log:           
  $InputFileStateFile date_log_state
  $InputRunFileMonitor              

  # while true;do
   date >> /var/log/date.log
   sleep 1                          
  done

  # > /var/log/date.log

  # /etc/init.d/rsyslog restart OR pkill -HUP rsyslog

Result:

  rsyslog stops pulling from /var/log/date.log                             
                                   
Is this a bug or expected behavior?

Thanks, Jesse Hathaway

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