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Topic: Problem with logrotate: empty logs - Ubuntu bug [SOLVED]

Hello,

I've had the problem from the Ubuntu rsyslogd Bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/407862

After logrotate was launched the rsyslogd was not writing anymore in the mail (and other) logs.

I've solved it modifying the /etc/logrotate.d/maillog

at the line where it re-creates the logs to:
create 0640 syslog adm

and making a
chmod 0640 /var/log/mail*

and a
chown syslog:adm to /var/log/mail*

(I also did the same thing for MySQL logs that had the same problem)
Now everything seems to work correctly.

Hope it helps someone smile smile

Alberto

Last edited by Albux (2010-09-06 17:04:54)

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Re: Problem with logrotate: empty logs - Ubuntu bug [SOLVED]

I can now confirm the solution posted above is working OK.

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Re: Problem with logrotate: empty logs - Ubuntu bug [SOLVED]

I removed logrotate setting for maillog, just use system default setting.