Using 'USR1' signal in newsyslog.conf file causes error

[Trond Endrestøl]

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On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:26-0400, carmel_ny wrote:

> Dovecot has a site with information regarding how to rotate it's
> log-file. <http://wiki.dovecot.org/Logging> Since I do not have
> logrotate on my FreeBSD-7.2 system, I thought I could use newsyslog
> to accomplish the action. I seem to have run into a problem however.
> 
> newsyslog: illegal signal number in config file:
> /var/log/dovecot.log root:wheel   0666  1  *   $M1D0  CJ  /var/run/dovecot/master.pid SIGUSR1
> 
> I then changed "SIGUSR1" TO "USR1'; however, the problem continues.
> 
> Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

You're supposed to use a number.  Look in /usr/include/sys/signal.h, 
you'll find SIGUSR1 listed as signal no. 30. Use 30 as opposed to 
SIGUSR or USR1.


Trond.

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