Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 18:31:54 GMT From: Charlie Root <root@igarber.student.harvard.edu> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: misc/2848: extending newsyslog(8)'s capabilities Message-ID: <199703021831.SAA11614@igarber.student.harvard.edu> Resent-Message-ID: <199703022340.PAA10501@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 2848 >Category: misc >Synopsis: newsyslog will notify syslogd, not any other processes >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Mar 2 15:40:00 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mikhail Teterin >Organization: >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-970209-SNAP i386 >Environment: newsyslog(8) as we know it >Description: There is currently no way to specify to newsyslog(8) to notify (via kill) anyone else other then syslogd The main monster in need of this feature is, probably, Apache, but I'm sure many others would benefit as well. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Change the newsyslog(8). My understanding is, this would be best arranged, by adding two more fields in newsyslog's conf file (/etc/newsyslog.conf). One being a file-name, process-name, or PID (if numeric, it is PID, use . or / to force file-name), next one being the value of signal (numeric or literal). /* The third field added may be a name of the script to run everytime the action is taken by newsyslog. */ >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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