Apache error_log missing after logrotate

tolouei

• December 12, 2013 20:49

After logrotate run, file /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log was missing. I found the problem: When logrotate run, error_log is compressed and moved to folder ./archive but new error_log was not created because logrotate cant restart apache service. Apache only create ou read new file after restart ou graceful command. Checking the file: /etc/logrotate.d/httpd I found the problem in line: /sbin/service httpd reload > /dev/null 2>/dev/null || true "reload" is not used anymore (im running apache 2.2.6, whm, cpanel all is updated with last stable version) I solved changing that line to: /sbin/service httpd graceful > /dev/null 2>/dev/null || true Is this correct? Thanks

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  cPanelMichael

  • December 13, 2013 12:32

  Hello :) Thank you for updating this thread with the outcome. Note that LogRotate is a third-party application that is not managed by cPanel. You may want to have the Apache error_log managed by cpanellogd and have it rotated per the option in: "WHM Home " Service Configuration " Apache Configuration " Log Rotation" Thank you.

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  tolouei

  • December 13, 2013 12:46

  But Im using cpanellogd, whm + centos 6.5 maybe I need to disable default logrotate from centos: chmod -x /etc/cron.daily/logwatch with this, only cpanellogd act. I think in this case system's logrotate act first then cpanellogd

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  cPanelMichael

  • December 13, 2013 13:12

  Yes, you may want to consider disabling LogRotate if you want cPanel to manage the Apache error_log rotation. Thank you.

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