by default does nginx just use a single log file?

[Igor Sysoev]

On Dec 15, 2012, at 2:10 , S Ahmed wrote:

> m irya,
> 
> Thanks.  I'm planning to run 12.04 ubuntu.
> 
> What exactly does 're-opening' of a log file mean?  Isn't it already open, meaning nginx has it open and is appending to it?
> 
> So step by step, what is to be done?
> 
> 1. kill -USR1
> 2. rename file?
> 3. kill -USR1 'cat /var/run/nginx.pid'
> 4. profit

1. rename file
2. kill -USR1 'cat /var/run/nginx.pid'
3. sleep 2
4. do everything with the file: gzipping, moving to other host, etc.


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