Bug#285871: xdm logrotate script eats logs

2005-04-07 Thread Branden Robinson
clone 285871 -1 -2 retitle 285871 xdm: logrotate script needs improvement severity 285871 normal retitle -1 xdm: incapable of reopening its logfile, preventing sane log rotation retitle -2 xdm: sets up signal handlers that call unsafe functions tag -1 = upstream tag -2 = upstream thanks On Fri, Ma

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2005-04-07 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > clone 285871 -1 -2 Bug#285871: xdm: logrotate script eats logs Bug 285871 cloned as bugs 303688-303689. > retitle 285871 xdm: logrotate script needs improvement Bug#285871: xdm: logrotate script eats logs Changed Bug title. > severity 2858

Bug#285871: xdm logrotate script eats logs

2005-04-07 Thread Branden Robinson
tag 285871 - moreinfo unreproducible thanks On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 11:26:17PM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: > While xdm is running, edit /var/lib/logrotate/status and set the date > on /var/log/xdm.log to a couple of days ago, then run: > > logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf > > as root. This causes

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2005-04-07 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > tag 285871 - moreinfo unreproducible Bug#285871: xdm: logrotate script eats logs Tags were: moreinfo unreproducible Tags removed: moreinfo, unreproducible > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debi

Bug#285871: xdm logrotate script eats logs

2005-03-25 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 05:55:02PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 02:40:00AM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: > > Package: xdm > > Severity: important > > > > /etc/logrotate.d/xdm manages to delete the /var/log/xdm.log currently > > in use, and never signals xdm to reopen it

Bug#285871: xdm logrotate script eats logs

2005-03-25 Thread Branden Robinson
tag 285871 + unreproducible moreinfo retitle 285871 xdm: logrotate script eats logs thanks On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 02:40:00AM +, Andrew Suffield wrote: > Package: xdm > Severity: important > > /etc/logrotate.d/xdm manages to delete the /var/log/xdm.log currently > in use, and never signals xd

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2005-03-25 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > tag 285871 + unreproducible moreinfo Bug#285871: xdm logrotate script eats logs There were no tags set. Tags added: unreproducible, moreinfo > retitle 285871 xdm: logrotate script eats logs Bug#285871: xdm logrotate script eats logs Changed Bug

Bug#285871: xdm logrotate script eats logs

2004-12-15 Thread Andrew Suffield
Package: xdm Severity: important /etc/logrotate.d/xdm manages to delete the /var/log/xdm.log currently in use, and never signals xdm to reopen its log file. Since xdm usually stays running for weeks at a time, and the log is 'rotated' daily, this means that most of the time xdm is writing to a del