From: Dave (djmmail.mcoe.k12.ca.us)
Date: Wed Jul 28 2004 - 09:59:30 CDT

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So the logging stops exactly right when you run mailstat, not at 4 am, not
when the disk is full, but exactly when you run mailstat.

Here is what I conclude:

Syslog opens the log file when it starts up, and it opens it up with write
access.
maillog is using something at the OS level to grab write access to the log.
Syslog no longer has the valid (current) handle to write to the log any more

either you are using maillog improperly (check your command line options
carefully) or maillog is running foul, check your source, check for bug
fixes, etc..

----- Original Message -----
From: <rromanacedsl.com>
To: <postfix-userspostfix.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: /var/log/maillog

> for the record i tried it again and it repeats so in my
> case running mailstat againts /var/log/maillog causes it to stop logging
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 04:16:22PM +0200, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:
> > * rromanacedsl.com <rromanacedsl.com>:
> >
> > > > > my log file stoped logging.
> > > > Why? Is syslogd running?
> > > >
> > > > > i know i ran mailstat AGAINST it
> > > >
> > > > So?
> > > >
> > > > > i dont see what could cause this log file to stop logging
> > > >
> > > > postfix stop
> > > > /etc/init.d/syslogd restart
> > > > postfix start
> > > thanks do you have any idea what was the cause ?
> >
> > You don't provide any clues. How should Iknow?
> >
> > --
> > Ralf Hildebrandt
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>

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