On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 11:06 -0400, Gregory Patmore wrote: > Hi all, > > Apologies for what may be such a beginner question, but I'm trying to work > out a file tail using imfile, but the file I want to tail is generated with > a date portion in the file name. > > filename format is: access_log.YYYY-MM-DD.txt > > Is it possible to set it up to watch a new file each day, and if so, can > anyone help me out with some guidance on the conf file syntax? > simple and unsatisfactory answer: it's currently not possible. However, an imfile rewrite/extension is scheduled for the first half of this year.
A work-around may be to write a new config file via cron and a tool by midnight and restart rsyslog to pick it up. I know: it's ugly - but it works... Rainer > > Thanks for any help/advice you can give. _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T LIKE THAT.
