[syslog-ng] syslog-ng does not resume log when disk is full at

[Alexander Clouter]

Andrej Lobovski <drejc83 at hotmail.com> [20080221 18:08:58 +0100]:
>
> > Then you have two major problems:
> > 1. why is all the date prior to 'disk full' getting lost
> 
> Sorry, i meant that logs that are lost because of disk full are not 
> important. The logs up to the disk full are important, and also logs after 
> disk is free are important. But I must not restart syslog-ng.
> 
> so it goes like this
> 
> boot linux, syslog-ng online, ... logging -> disk full ... not logging -> 
> disk free ... logging again (does not matter if in same file than before 
> disk was full or not whatever's easier :) ). syslog-ng must run all the 
> time.
> 
/me gives up with the final words of wisdom

"dude you data is toasted, you are preserving nothing by using the 0.5 
seconds it takes to restart syslog-ng...just do it"

Cheers

Alex