Quick question about using kill -USR1 to recreate access.log

[Lasse Laursen]

Alternatively have a look here: http://www.cambus.net/log-rotation-directly-within-nginx-configuration-file/

Kind regards
Lasse Laursen

> On 19 May 2014, at 21:06, "samingrassia" <nginx-forum at nginx.us> wrote:
> 
> Thanks to everyone in advance!
> 
> I have a cron that runs the following:
> 
> mv $NGINX_ACCESS_LOG $ACCESS_LOG_DROPBOX/$LOG_FILENAME
> kill -USR1 `cat $NGINX_PID`
> 
> My questions is during time between the mv and the kill, is there any log
> writes that are being discarded or are they being stacked in memory and
> dumped into the new access.log after it is recreated?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Sam
> 
> Posted at Nginx Forum: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,250214,250214#msg-250214
> 
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