On 5/21/05, Ian Huynh <ianh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ---->>>>>> for 2.x documentation, see http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/logs.html#rotation > ---->>>>>>you may want to also check out http://www.cronolog.org Thank you for the info but my problem remains. The 2.x documentation tell me exactly the same thing : It suggests moving the logs to a new location _while_ Apache is still writing to them, this is possible on *nix because the kernel sees the files as inodes (same as creating another hard link). Then the document suggests doing a "graceful restart", what will actually happen is that once Apache drops his "ownership" of access_log (and other files) the system driver (the kernel) will delete the file. What happens then is that once Apache receives a new connection it _recreates_ that access_log (and other files) from scratch. This whole procedure resulting in a "rotation" because the old file is in our hands to do with it what ever we please and the new log's size is 0. This all true for *nix, it's my luck to fall on a stupid windows server that doesn't even know how to do the most basic file action : hard linking. And to tell you all the truth - IT SUCKS :). I believe that I'm not the first person in the world to face this problem so I naturally assumed that a simple solution would be existing (by the Apache for windows build). Isn't this the case ? The only solution I currently aware of is : Stop Apache, move logs, Start Apache. I don't think I need to tell you that this is not the preferred way to go. Thank you for replaying and helping me. -- Cheers, Maxim Vexler (hq4ever). Do u GNU ? --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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