Re: Log files, how to rotate properly

On Wednesday 13 June 2001 16:39, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Lamar Owen writes:
> > Use syslog.  Syslog has many advantages:
> Disadvantage:

> Some messages will get lost.

I have yet to see a 'lost' syslog message here, in over three years.

Which is worse, though:
1.)	An occasional lost log message;
2.)	Downtime due to pulling down the entire server to rotate a log.

If syslog looses messages, let's try helping fix syslog rather than 
recommending Yet Another Log Rotating Solution.
--
Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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