Re: [PATCH 1/7] os: Remove any old logfile before trying to write to it

2013-07-09 Thread Peter Hutterer
On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 12:59:26PM +0100, Jon TURNEY wrote: > On 08/11/2012 13:41, Jon TURNEY wrote: > > If we are not backing up logfiles, remove the old logfile before trying to > > write > > a new logfile, as otherwise the operation may fail if the previous logfile > > was > > created by a dif

Re: [PATCH 1/7] os: Remove any old logfile before trying to write to it

2013-07-09 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 08/11/2012 13:41, Jon TURNEY wrote: > If we are not backing up logfiles, remove the old logfile before trying to > write > a new logfile, as otherwise the operation may fail if the previous logfile was > created by a different user. > > This change is useful when: > - The DDX doesn't use the l

Re: [PATCH 1/7] os: Remove any old logfile before trying to write to it

2012-11-08 Thread Ángel González
On 08/11/12 18:21, walter harms wrote: > Am 08.11.2012 14:41, schrieb Jon TURNEY: >> If we are not backing up logfiles, remove the old logfile before trying to >> write >> a new logfile, as otherwise the operation may fail if the previous logfile >> was >> created by a different user. >> > > wha

Re: [PATCH 1/7] os: Remove any old logfile before trying to write to it

2012-11-08 Thread walter harms
Am 08.11.2012 14:41, schrieb Jon TURNEY: > If we are not backing up logfiles, remove the old logfile before trying to > write > a new logfile, as otherwise the operation may fail if the previous logfile was > created by a different user. > what are the permissions of that file ? normally you c

[PATCH 1/7] os: Remove any old logfile before trying to write to it

2012-11-08 Thread Jon TURNEY
If we are not backing up logfiles, remove the old logfile before trying to write a new logfile, as otherwise the operation may fail if the previous logfile was created by a different user. This change is useful when: - The DDX doesn't use the logfile backup mechanism (i.e. not Xorg) - The DDX is r