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* fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> [20040303 17:14]: wrote:
> Can apache logs be rotated by /etc/newsyslog.conf?
> If not, how is it normally done?

You may need to send apache SIGUSR1 (signal 30) to tell it to reopen its
logfiles. I do this with squid but haven't tried with apache..
There is no harm in trying, you know? It wouldn't blow your box ;)


/path/to/logfile www:www  644 7  * @T00 J /path/to/apache/pid 30



-Wash

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