nginx using access.log.1 after using a logrotate script under ubuntu (from source)

pablo platt pablo.platt at gmail.com
Sun Mar 7 11:15:40 MSK 2010


2010/3/7 Борис Долгов <boris at dolgov.name>

> Are you sure, that  /usr/local/nginx/logs/nginx.pid has actual pid of
> the master process?
>

Yes according to the tutorial at
http://articles.slicehost.com/2009/3/4/ubuntu-intrepid-installing-nginx-from-source



>
> 2010/3/7 pablo platt <pablo.platt at gmail.com>:
> > Hi
> >
> > I've built nginx from source on ubuntu in /usr/local/nginx according to
> the
> > tutorial:
> >
> http://articles.slicehost.com/2009/3/4/ubuntu-intrepid-installing-nginx-from-source
> >
> > and used the init.d script:
> >
> http://articles.slicehost.com/2009/3/4/ubuntu-intrepid-adding-an-nginx-init-script
> >
> > read this about nginx log rotation:
> > http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/134115
> >
> > when forcing logrotate with: sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf
> > nginx starts using access.log.1
> > but when using a signal manually nginx uses access.log: sudo kill -USR1
> `cat
> > nginx.pid`
> >
> > If I'm using 'nginx' user in the logrotate script I'm getting an error
> that
> > this use doesn't exists so I have to use root.
> > My logrotate script under /etc/logrotate.d/nginx
> > /usr/local/nginx/logs/*.log {
> >         weekly
> >         missingok
> >         rotate 52
> >         compress
> >         delaycompress
> >         notifempty
> >         create 640 nginx adm
> >         sharedscripts
> >         postrotate
> >                 [ ! -f /usr/local/nginx/logs/nginx.pid ] || kill -USR1
> `cat
> > /usr/local/nginx/logs/nginx.pid`
> >         endscript
> > }
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
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