[rhn-users] /var/log/messages empty (more info)

FM dist-list at LEXUM.UMontreal.CA
Wed Feb 16 16:53:01 UTC 2005


Here more info


# lsof  | grep /var/log/messages


# lsof  | grep /var/log/secure
syslogd   26655     root    1w   REG        8,9      28488     160521 
/var/log/secure


So even after restarting syslogd it do not open the messages file

FM wrote:
> REHL 3 AS Update 4
> 
> Hello for several days now /var/log/messages is empty.
> 
> I did not change logrotate and syslog config file
> 
> All logrotate do a postscript kill -SIGHUP of the syslog PID
> 
> How can I troubleshoot syslog ?
> 
> thanks !
> 
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