> -----Original Message----- > From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:oliver.marsh...@g2support.com] > Sent: 29 September 2009 15:09 > To: users@httpd.apache.org > Subject: RE: [us...@httpd] 0 byte logs > > Hi Mick, > > We are using logrotate to rotate the logs using the following conf file; > > ********************* > /var/log/apache2/*.log { > weekly > missingok > rotate 12 > compress > # delaycompress > notifempty > create 640 www-data www-data > sharedscripts > postrotate > if [ -f "`. /etc/apache2/envvars ; echo > ${APACHE_PID_FILE:-/var/run/apache2.pid}`" ]; then > /etc/init.d/apache2 reload > /dev/null > fi > endscript > } > ********************** > > The log that was just rolled doesn't continue to grow. It's gzip'd and > then sits there. A new log is created but then doesnt grow. The listing > shows this; > > -rw-r----- 1 www-data www-data 0 2009-09-27 06:38 access.log > -rw-r----- 1 www-data www-data 1119157 2009-09-27 00:19 access.log.1.gz > -rw-r----- 1 www-data www-data 167234 2009-09-22 05:25 access.log.2.gz > > Any ideas ?
I'm not familiar with logrotate, except what I've just googled so bare that in mind. It looks as though your postrotate script isn't reloading Apache. This is the cause of your 0 byte logs. Apache is still attempting to write to the old log file, now compressed so non-existent in its original form. It's only with the apachectl graceful you are issuing that Apache knows to use the new log file. What does the test in the if statement return if you run it outside logrotate? Its being used to determine whether there is a running Apache server that needs to be reloaded. Mick This is an email from the CPP Group Plc, Holgate Park, York, YO26 4GA; telephone +44 (0)1904 544500. This message may contain information that is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by email, facsimile or telephone and either return or destroy the original message. The CPP Group Plc accepts no responsibility for any changes made to this message after it has been sent by the original author. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org
