Howdy, It seems you're right -- I hadn't looked at the code for a while. This is why I suggested tomcat use the log4j file rollover mechanism, which is very robust. But I didn't get much positive feedback, and I certainly don't have the bandwidth to do it myself right now...
Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Filip Hanik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:24 PM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: RE: rotating catalina.out > >what mechanism is that? > >It looks like the logs are being held by an open file descriptor, so >rotating the catalina.out will just stop logging after the first rotation, >since you cause an IOException in Tomcat. > >filip > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:12 PM >> To: Tomcat Users List >> Subject: RE: rotating catalina.out >> >> >> >> Howdy, >> Why not use the nightly rollover mechanism used for servlet logs, >> localhost logs, etc. also for catalina.out? >> >> Yoav Shapira >> Millennium ChemInformatics >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Eric J. Pinnell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:04 PM >> >To: Tomcat Users List >> >Subject: Re: rotating catalina.out >> > >> >I was going to experiment with it next week. It would be nice to do it >> >within Tomcat and stay away from the Unix-y stuff. That way it would >> also >> >work for the windows users. >> > >> >I have a feeling the Unix-y stuff will have to suffice for a bit. >> > >> >-e >> > >> >On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Filip Hanik wrote: >> > >> >> did anyone figure out how to rotate this bad boy and the >> localhost_log >> >> without shutting down tomcat? >> >> >> >> Filip >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> > >> >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential >> business communication, and may contain information that is >> confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is >> intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and >> may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone >> else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please >> immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and >> notify the sender. Thank you. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
