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Date:      Thu, 13 Mar 1997 14:58:45 +0000
From:      Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Cc:        Harlan Stenn <Harlan.Stenn@pfcs.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ppp log file
Message-ID:  <199703131458.OAA01751@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 30 Jan 1997 19:16:58 GMT." <199701301916.TAA19616@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> 

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> > Are you maintining ppp these days?
> > 
> > If so, did you get my email about needed to rotate the log file upon
> > receipt of, say, SIGUSR1?
> > 
> > H
> I recall the email.  In theory, as ppp uses syslog(), newsyslog & syslog
> should co-operate to make this possible and it should be outside of ppp's
> control.
> 
> Having said that, I'm not sure that things are working correctly.  I'll
> look into it and get back.
> 
> -- 
> Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
>       <http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>;
> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....

Yep, in practice, ppp doesn't use syslog() !  I've just commited
a change to -current that traps SIGHUP with a "re-open the logfile"
routine.  I don't yet know if it'll make 2.2-RELEASE.
-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
      <http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....





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