9/19 So I have this proprietary logger that writes into a temporary
directory, and to rotate it, we simply rename it, gzip it, and
the logger is smart enough to create a new log file. However,
I've noticed that even after we rename it, the logger still
APPENDS to the log file, and during the time we gzip and delete
it, the stuff that is appended, is lost. So I'm wondering if
there is a command in UNIX that'll CHANGE the inode so that
I can tell the logger to create a new file as soon as I rename
it? ok thanx.
\_ That is because the logger already has the file descriptor open.
Renaming it doesn't change that. Typically you would rename file,
send logger the -HUP signal which should cause it to reopen the log
file, creating a new one if it doesn't exist.. Then you can gzip the
old one.
\_ That is because the logger already has the file descriptor
open. Renaming it doesn't change that. Typically you would
rename file, send logger the -HUP signal which should cause
it to reopen the log file, creating a new one if it doesn't
exist.. Then you can gzip the old one.
\_ And if your logger doesn't handle -HUP, you will have to kill
and restart it. |
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