Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 00:39:05 +0800 (WST) From: Peter Wemm <peter@jhome.DIALix.COM> To: Thomas Graichen <graichen@omega.physik.fu-berlin.de> Cc: =?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?= <ache@astral.msk.su>, CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-etc@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc newsyslog.conf rc Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960119002921.3833V-100000@jhome.DIALix.COM> In-Reply-To: <199601161156.MAA18015@puck.physik.fu-berlin.de>
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On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, Thomas Graichen wrote: > > > Modified: etc newsyslog.conf rc > > > Log: > > > added the "-p" option to amd so that it writes it's pid to > > > /var/run/amd.pid and added the "-l /var/log/amd.log" option there too > > > > > added an entry for the "rotation" of /var/log/amd.log to newsyslog.conf > > > > What I need from newsyslog badly is a new newsyslog.conf field > > with pid file name. If such field present, newsyslog must read > > pid from specified file and do 'kill -1 pid' to inform process > > to close current logfile and open new one. It is needed because > > some essential daemons as Apache don't use syslog() call, but > > use their own log routines. They need HUP to start with new logs. > > Can you implement it, please? > > > only over a long time - i'm currently very short in time - i'll commit an > upgraded f2c (which i've ready at home) and then make a pause for about 3 > months to complete my thesis in physics - that's why it would have to wait > until then - maybe someone else may look at it ? > > t This would be very useful to me as well.. If nobody else has done it by the time I have some spare time, I might see if I can have a go at it. I have some other looming nightmares that I need to deal with first though (real world related, not FreeBSD.. :-) -Peter (ps: to the people on the lists, if you've got important mail to me that is still unanswered, I've been particilarly sidetracked in the last few weeks, and especially so the last few days. If you're stuck waiting for something, it may pay to send me a reminder. Apologies...)
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