nginx ignores access_log directive when post_action specifie

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 07:28:52AM -0500, rishabh wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to log into two files. one default and one custom via
> post_action.
> 
> http {
> access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
> 
> server {
>   location @postactionlocation {
>      set_by_lua_file $logdata /var/www/log.lua;
>      access_log /var/log/nginx/access2.log '$logdata';
>      return 444;
>   }
>  
>   location / {
>      #someproxypass here
>   }
> 
>   post_action @postactionlocation;
> }
> 
> 
> In this case only access2.log(via post_action) is written and not the
> default access.log(in http)
> 
> What would be an optimal solution.

If you want request to be logged into two logs, you have to define 
two access_log directives where requests are logged, i.e.

    location / {
        access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
        access_log /var/log/nginx/access2.log;
        ...
    }

Maxim Dounin