We are using the syslog(3) call to log. Dan
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of nate > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:09 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Syslog stops logging from app after logrotate > > Dan Bar Dov said: > > We have the problem only in our own applications. Other system apps, > > continue logging fine. > > > > > > > > Looking for ideas what might be wrong in our app. > > is your app using syslog? as in /dev/log to log ? or communicating with > the syslog daemon directly via UDP ? "syslog" is often confused for > files residing in /var/log or /var/adm(dev folks at my last company > made this assumption). > > if it is NOT communicating to "syslog" then you need to instruct the > app to close the log file and re open it(most apps this can be done > with kill -HUP <pid>), if it is using syslog, there should be no > problem.. I get the feeling that it's not using syslog, just logging > to it's own log file. > > a fairly easy way to test I suppose is to setup a syslog server, and > see if your app logs to the server as instructed by /etc/syslog.conf > or you can run lsof and see if it is using /dev/log. setting up a simple > syslog server is as easy as running syslogd with the -r switch. then > configure the local syslog.conf to point to it(man syslog.conf). > > you can test your syslog server with the 'logger' command. > > nate > > > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
