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Re: /var/log/maillog

From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Wed Jul 28 2004 - 10:32:03 CDT


Reportedly, mailstat renames /var/log/maillog and creates a new
file, but without informing syslogd of the change.

Reportedly, the logging keeps going to the old logfile until cron
executes the newsyslog command.

Reportedly, until then the maillog file stays empty.

        Wietse

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