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Package: logtail
Version: 1.2.47
It would be good if logtail supports locking.
I can't add locking in the script that parses the output from logtail, because
that would be too late.
Thanks!
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On Sun, 12 May 2024 16:42:31 +0100 Richard Lewis
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 05:33:26 -0500 bingo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > It would be good if logtail supports locking.
>
> I think we need some more information if this bug is to be action-ed.
> logcheck uses logtail2 now (and syslog is not the default):so perhaps
> it is not relevant after nearly 20 years (there were other replies
> requesting patches in the intervening period, and no-one has provided
> them -- so perhaps we should just close this as no longer relevant).
>
> If the issue is that rsyslog might still be writing to the file, when
> logtail runs, surely all that might happen is that the same entries
> might be re-checked on the next run?
> (and I dont think it would be sensible for logtail to try and stop
> rsyslog writing while logtail runs)
A year later: closing as it's not clear what the benefit of "locking"
would be. I suspect most computers are sufficiently faster that this
isnt needed any more. But If there is a use for this, please re-open,
(Nb that logcheck itself does use a form of "logcking" to avoid itself
running twice)
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