Hi, I get that too, running syslog-ng 1.5.15 on debian woody with kernel 2.4.18 SMP. I did a quick check of the source some months ago and if I recall correctly, the signal handler was quite simple and didn't mask any signals so if another one arrives while its handling the first signal, the process will terminate. This frequently happened when logrotate went to work, rotating logfiles and sending a quick volley of signals to syslog-ng. I was in a rush so rather than patch and build a custom package for our systems, I wrote a postrotate script to start syslog-ng if it wasn't running already. Let me know if I was off base with my diagnosis... Andy Kirkpatrick -----Original Message----- From: syslog-ng-admin@lists.balabit.hu [mailto:syslog-ng-admin@lists.balabit.hu] On Behalf Of Stephane OMNES Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 9:17 PM To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu Subject: [syslog-ng]Problem with "kill -HUP" on syslog-ng Hi, I need some help because I encountered a problem when trying to make some automatic logrotate script with syslog-ng. My "logrotate script" is the following : /var/log/*.log { sharedscripts postrotate /bin/kill -HUP `cat /var/run/syslog-ng.pid 2> /dev/null` 2> /dev/null || true endscript } The syslog-ng daemon never restarts when you type "kill -HUP <syslog-ng.pid>" I tried also "kill -SIGUP ..." same result (the daemon is stopped but never restarts...). Did someone ever encountered this problem ? Is there any "proper" solution ? I'm currently workin under RedHat Enterprise v3.0 Thanks in advance to answer my question. Regards. Stéphane OMNES Security Engineer ************************************************************ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies. * email scanned for viruses, vandals and malicious content * ************************************************************ _______________________________________________ syslog-ng maillist - syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu https://lists.balabit.hu/mailman/listinfo/syslog-ng Frequently asked questions at http://www.campin.net/syslog-ng/faq.html