Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 02:11:22 -0500 From: Harlan Stenn <Harlan.Stenn@pfcs.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: usr.sbin/ppp: reopen ppp.log on SIGUSR1? Message-ID: <6559.853657882@mumps.pfcs.com>
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I'm looking for a way to have ppp reopen its log file after I "rotate out" the old one. I figure there are 2 ways to do this: - 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?) - Reopen the logfile upon receipt of a signal The problem with the first alternative is that ctimespec != mtimespec only until the next write to the log file. If we don't check during that time, we'll miss detecting that the file's been rotated. That leaves the signal() approach. Anybody have a problem with my submitting a patch to reopen the log file upon receipt of, say, SIGUSR1? H
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