[mythtv-users] Re: mythbackend logrotate problem

[Joel Anderson]

> > Hi all.  I just noticed that the backend log file isn't recreated after
it's
> > rotated out.  I recreated it manually, but I had to restart the backend
to
> > get any messages to appear.  I'm running 0.15 on FC1, everything updated
> > recently via atrpms.
> >
> > Anyone else seeing this?  Any ideas on how to fix it?  I want to rotate
the
> > log more frequently, but not if I have to restart the backend every
time!
> > :)
> >
>
> use these options:
>
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log {
>         weekly
>         rotate 4
>         copy
>         copytruncate
>         compress
>         notifempty
> }
>
> Bye, Stefan
>

Ah, very good.  I knew it must be something simple.  Thank you!  :)

Joel