Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:02:49 +1100 From: aunty <aunty@comcen.com.au> To: Tony Simaz <ajs@qtm.net> Cc: Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: syslogd stops Message-ID: <20000109110249.C38776@comcen.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001081736520.79330-100000@athena.zamis.org> References: <4.2.0.58.20000107134842.009b7f00@mail.enterit.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001081736520.79330-100000@athena.zamis.org>
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On Sat, Jan 08, 2000 at 05:48:01PM -0500, Tony Simaz wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Jim Conner wrote:
>
> > path_to_pid_file
> > This optional field specifies the file name to read to find the
> > daemon process id. If this field is present, a signal_number is
> > sent the process id contained in this file. This field must
> > start with "/" in order to be recognized properly.
> >
> > I haven't checked this out a lot but this may be the problem on your
> > machine. It may not be correctly killing the PID for syslogd before moving
> > that log file out from underneath the FD. This seems the be the problem to
> > me. Im just stabbin in the dark though :)
> >
> > Im really curious to see if we can resolve this. Let me know if any of this
> > is any help.
> >
> > Jim
>
> I would say that is a very accurate stab though. On that machine that
> has the problem I DID change when newsyslog runs. I did not change it
> in the daily script though.
>
> I will definitly take a long hard look at this on Monday.
Let us know how you go.
As I mentioned, I have two 3.3-RELEASE machines with similar
misbehaviour. On one I have modified newsyslog.conf, but on the other
it is I have not. Just to make sure, rcsdiff confirms that it is the
same as the file was straight after the installation, while diff
confirms it is also the same as the newsyslog.conf that I hold in the
yet to be installed fresh -STABLE sources.
So I'll wait and see what you come up with instead of fiddling.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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