On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Radu Gheorghe <[email protected]>wrote:
> One comment regarding the equivalent of the Spooling Directory > Source< > http://flume.apache.org/FlumeUserGuide.html#spooling-directory-source>in > Flume: > > rsyslog has a state file where it monitors where it left off. So (in > theory, at least), if the output blocks and the queues fill up, the app can > continue to write to that file and rsyslog will be able to continue where > it left off. > > Though I'm not sure what happens if the file also rotates during the > process - if it can keep track. I think it should keep track, just like it > can do that during "normal" operation. > > one rotation is fine, so file n and n+1 are ok, but if we process file n, n+1 is created and than n+2 (WIHTOUT n being finished yet), n+1 is lost. Rainer > > 2013/12/16 Otis Gospodnetic <[email protected]> > > > Hi, > > > > I was reading about http://www.rsyslog.com/doc/imfile.html trying to > > understand how (well) it handles files being moved, replaced, and > > truncated. (not 100% sure how file move/replace and truncation are > > actually handled after reading the above page actually) > > > > Then I wondered if inotify was being used or not, when I spotted a > mention > > of that. A search later I found > > http://bugzilla.adiscon.com/show_bug.cgi?id=30 . Nice... > > > > Finally, I wondered if something similar to > > > http://flume.apache.org/FlumeUserGuide.html#spooling-directory-sourceexists > > ? > > > > Thanks, > > Otis > > _______________________________________________ > > rsyslog mailing list > > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > > http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ > > What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards > > NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad > > of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you > > DON'T LIKE THAT. > > > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ > What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards > NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad > of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you > DON'T LIKE THAT. > _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T LIKE THAT.
