error_log cannot be reopened when kill a USR1 signal

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Fri, Oct 09, 2009 at 11:12:12AM +0800, 任晓磊 wrote:

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> [root at tupian_web logs]# mv host.access.log host.access.log.1
> [root at tupian_web logs]# kill -USR1 `cat nginx.pid `
> lrwx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 10 -> socket:[52975564]
> lrwx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 11 -> socket:[52975565]
> lrwx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 12 -> socket:[52975566]
> lrwx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 13 -> socket:[52975569]
> lrwx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 14 -> socket:[52975570]
> l-wx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 15 ->
> /usr/local/nginx/logs/host.access.log
> l-wx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 2 -> /usr/local/nginx/logs/error.log
> l-wx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 3 -> /usr/local/nginx/logs/error.log.1
> l-wx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 4 -> /usr/local/nginx/logs/error.log
> lrwx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 6 -> socket:[52975557]
> lrwx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 7 -> socket:[52975560]
> lrwx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 8 -> socket:[52975561]
> lrwx------  1 root root 64 Oct  9 11:08 9 -> socket:[52975563]
> [root at tupian_web logs]# ../sbin/nginx -V
> nginx version: nginx/0.7.62
> built by gcc 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-8)
> configure arguments:
> 
> After kill a USR1 signal to nginx master process, it keeps opening
> error.log file and error.log.1 file. Why?

Looks like a bug, thanks.  I'll take a look how to fix this 
properly.

Maxim Dounin