Re: [rsyslog] logrotate does not work when rsyslog logs via external program (omprog)

ivian Subject: Re: [rsyslog] logrotate does not work when rsyslog logs via external program (omprog) I would agree that a single control point is more desirable than coordination attempts between rsyslog, logrotate, and an external script. I would also comment that in cases where we inte

Re: [rsyslog] logrotate does not work when rsyslog logs via external program (omprog)

I would agree that a single control point is more desirable than coordination attempts between rsyslog, logrotate, and an external script. I would also comment that in cases where we integrate rsyslog and logrotate, we always have logrotate perform an rsyslog full stop and start, not just a re

Re: [rsyslog] logrotate does not work when rsyslog logs via external program (omprog)

Logrotate is rotating the file, but not signaling your Python script when this happens. So yes, as you have noticed, the rotation will not work correctly with this setup. You have two options. First and preferred option I think: forget about logrotate and make your Python script rotate the logs by

[rsyslog] logrotate does not work when rsyslog logs via external program (omprog)

Hello, in my /etc/rsyslog.conf, I am calling external script to handle mail.* logging: mail.*action(type="omprog" name="blacklist-postfix" binary="/usr/local/sbin/postfix.py" template="long-iso") This custom script processes logs, and writes to /var/log/mail/mail.log Everything works w