Restart Apache
I am trying to rotate my Apache logs using Cron and the following shell script: # /bin/sh mv /var/log/httpd/access_log /users/admin/logs/ apachectl restart This script is set to 755 and is being executed by the root crontab. The first line is executing correctly, the log file is moving out of /var/log/httpd/ to /users/admin/logs/ but apache is not restarting. This may seem OT for this list, but I figure if someone can either shed some light on this or provide me a Perl example I'd be right on topic. TIA --- Jeremy SchwartzStarmark Interactive Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED]954-761-1600
Re: Restart Apache
On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 11:55 AM, Jeremy Schwartz wrote: I am trying to rotate my Apache logs using Cron and the following shell script: # /bin/sh mv /var/log/httpd/access_log /users/admin/logs/ apachectl restart This script is set to 755 and is being executed by the root crontab. The first line is executing correctly, the log file is moving out of /var/log/httpd/ to /users/admin/logs/ but apache is not restarting. My first guess is that apachectl is not in the path for the script. Try putting in the full path for apachectl. If that still doesn't work, have you checked the error log for apache to see if it's dying on startup??
[Solved] Re: Restart Apache
That did it! Thanks Gene and everyone who chimed in on this. It was the full path on apachectl that was causing the issue. This works great for anyone looking for an easy solution to roll your logs. #!/bin/sh mv /var/log/httpd/access_log /users/admin/logs/ /usr/sbin/apachectl restart --- Jeremy SchwartzStarmark Interactive Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED]954-761-1600 From: gene [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 12:01:31 -0800 To: Jeremy Schwartz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Restart Apache On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 11:55 AM, Jeremy Schwartz wrote: I am trying to rotate my Apache logs using Cron and the following shell script: # /bin/sh mv /var/log/httpd/access_log /users/admin/logs/ apachectl restart This script is set to 755 and is being executed by the root crontab. The first line is executing correctly, the log file is moving out of /var/log/httpd/ to /users/admin/logs/ but apache is not restarting. My first guess is that apachectl is not in the path for the script. Try putting in the full path for apachectl. If that still doesn't work, have you checked the error log for apache to see if it's dying on startup?? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Restart Apache
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Jeremy Schwartz wrote:
I am trying to rotate my Apache logs using Cron and the following shell
script:
# /bin/sh
mv /var/log/httpd/access_log /users/admin/logs/
apachectl restart
As noted, full paths might be a good idea. That or, this being a Perl list
[well, two Perl lists :], you could make a Perl script out of it. :) But,
continuing down the path that you're near the end of, have you looked at
rotatelogs?
% man rotatelogs
man: Formatting manual page...
rotatelogs(8) rotatelogs(8)
NAME
rotatelogs - rotate Apache logs without having to kill the
server
SYNOPSIS
rotatelogs logfile rotationtime [offset]
DESCRIPTION
rotatelogs is a simple program for use in conjunction with
Apache's piped logfile feature which can be used like
this:
TransferLog | rotatelogs /path/to/logs/access_log
86400
This creates the files /path/to/logs/access_log. where
is the system time at which the log nominally starts
(this time will always be a multiple of the rotation time,
so you can synchronize cron scripts with it). At the end
of each rotation time (here after 24 hours) a new log is
started.
OPTIONS
logfile
The path plus basename of the logfile. If logfile
includes any Otherwise, the suffix . is auto-
matically added and is the time at which the log-
file was created.
rotationtime
The rotation time in seconds.
offset The number of minutes offset from UTC. If omitted,
zero is assumed and UTC is used. For example, to
use local time in the zone UTC -5 hours, specify a
value of -300 for this argument.
SEE ALSO
httpd(8)
March 2001 1
% which rotatelogs
/usr/sbin/rotatelogs
It seems to be available with both 10.1 and 10.2, and maybe older versions
of OSX as well.
This script is set to 755 and is being executed by the root crontab. The
first line is executing correctly, the log file is moving out of
/var/log/httpd/ to /users/admin/logs/ but apache is not restarting.
Another possiblity: you may need to run this with root priviliges, either
by prefixing that line or the whole script with 'sudo' (and using your
account password when prompted) or by placing this in root's crontab.
--
Chris Devers[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Restart Apache
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Jeremy Schwartz wrote: =I am trying to rotate my Apache logs using Cron and the following shell =script: = =# /bin/sh = =mv /var/log/httpd/access_log /users/admin/logs/ =apachectl restart = =This script is set to 755 and is being executed by the root crontab. The =first line is executing correctly, the log file is moving out of =/var/log/httpd/ to /users/admin/logs/ but apache is not restarting. = =This may seem OT for this list, but I figure if someone can either shed some =light on this or provide me a Perl example I'd be right on topic. = Jeremy, At quick glance, I'd say qualify all commands, ie. use a fully qualified path for all the commands in your script: mv /var/log/httpd/access_log /users/admin/logs/ -- /bin/mv or /usr/bin/mv apachectl restart -- path_to_apache/bin/apachectl restart Also, the script is running so this doesn't seem to be a problem, however you may run into problems later with the 'space' in the first line, so: # /bin/sh -- should really look like #!/bin/sh Hope this helps-- - Dwalu ..peace -- I am an important person in this world - Now is the most important time in my life - My mistakes are my best teachers - So I will be fearless. - Student Creed
