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To: Harlan Stenn <Harlan.Stenn@pfcs.com>
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Subject: Re: usr.sbin/ppp: reopen ppp.log on SIGUSR1? 
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Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 00:09:36 +1100
From: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>
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On Sun, 19 Jan 1997 02:11:22 -0500  Harlan Stenn wrote:

> - Have ppp "periodically" check the logfile and reopen it when it
>   detects it's been rotated (stat the file and see if ctimespec !=
>   mtimespec, right?)

Stat the file name and re-open when the device/inode pair changes.
(Or when the size reduces, if you think someone might truncate in
place.)

Giles