On 2012-01-23T22:18:03-0000, Adam Gandelman <906...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Looking into this further and other similar bugs, it seems this is the > expected behavior of logrotate. In this case, the logrotate output is > non-fatal and, although annoying, does not cause logrotate to abort its > run and fail to process other rotate configs. Puppet is a special case > in that its one of the few package that does not start its service on > package installation, resulting in an empty log directory until the > service is actually configured to start. If the directory is empty on > package removal, it will be deleted before the logrotate conf file which > isn't deleted until purge. The correct fix in your case is to --purge > the package from the system when output like this starts popping up from > cron. If this is an insufficient work around, I'd advise opening a bug > against logrotate to silence such messages (though I believe this has > been discussed in the past but turns out to be a non-trivial change) > > If you'd like some context around the general problem and its fix, > please see Bug #256891. > > It's also worth noting that this is issue is resolved in the current > Precise release by way of Debian bug #564947: http://bugs.debian.org > /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=564947
Thanks for the research and explanation! It's curious that the fix to Debian bug #564947 didn't make it into oneiric, since the Debian bug says it was fixed in puppet 2.6.5-1. Anyway, I trust you that it's fixed in the precise version, so this bug can go Fix Released, as far as I'm concerned. Thanks. -- Kenyon Ralph ** Also affects: puppet (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=564947 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: puppet (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to puppet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/906735 Title: logrotate can't find /var/log/puppet if package was removed and that directory was empty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/+bug/906735/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
