[Mongrel] Log rotation

[Dee Zsombor]

David Vrensk wrote:

> Yes, that would be preferrable.  But all logrotate does is (1) rename
> the log file and (2, optional) send a signal to the application to let
> it know that the log file has been renamed, and hence, the application
> should close its file handle and open a new one.  Rails and Mongrel
> don't answer to a signal with the semantics of (2) AFAIK.

The same code you execute upon deploy to bounce your application servers
can be used to a similar effect, with no more user noticeable downtime (or
risk) as simple deployment. Just have to configure  logrotate with a
custom post rotate hook.

Zsombor

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