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From: Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Apache is running but its log is not
Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 03:26:52
Message-Id: BANLkTim4FCCARQMgj=xvy-RNoFVzA1KwZw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Apache is running but its log is not by Kevin O'Gorman
1 On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@×××××.com> wrote:
2
3 > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Adam Carter <adamcarter3@×××××.com> wrote:
4 >
5 >>
6 >>
7 >>>> Okay, there was already a thread about that, and my Python problem seems
8 >>> solved. I still have no log entries.
9 >>>
10 >>>
11 >> Ok, as root, try lsof | grep apache and see if there are any open log
12 >> files. You may need to emerge lsof first if you dont already have it.
13 >>
14 >> IIRC apache fails to start if it cant write to the log directory - could
15 >> be wrong on that tho.
16 >>
17 >
18 >
19 > So there should be an access_log, and there is, but it has not been touched
20 > in a while:
21 > treat apache2 # ls -l
22 >
23 > total 1584
24 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 0 Feb 4 03:10 access_log
25 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 191438 Jun 15 2009 access_log.1.gz
26 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 111538 Dec 26 03:10 access_log-20101226.gz
27 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 15152 Jan 18 03:10 access_log-20110118.gz
28 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 179611 Jan 25 03:10 access_log-20110125.gz
29 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 16844 Feb 4 03:10 access_log-20110204.gz
30 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 234663 Jun 8 2009 access_log.2.gz
31 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 270349 Jun 1 2009 access_log.3.gz
32 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 277761 May 25 2009 access_log.4.gz
33 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 0 Feb 4 03:10 error_log
34 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 117611 Jun 15 2009 error_log.1.gz.out
35 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 33793 Dec 26 03:10 error_log-20101226.gz
36 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 3729 Jan 18 03:10 error_log-20110118.gz
37 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 34184 Jan 25 03:10 error_log-20110125.gz
38 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 4350 Feb 4 03:10 error_log-20110204.gz
39 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 5706 Jun 8 2009 error_log.2.gz
40 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 5628 Jun 1 2009 error_log.3.gz
41 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 6344 May 25 2009 error_log.4.gz
42 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 0 Feb 6 03:10 ssl_access_log
43 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 89 Dec 31 03:10 ssl_access_log-20101231.gz
44 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 137 Jan 22 03:10 ssl_access_log-20110122.gz
45 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 182 Jan 30 03:10 ssl_access_log-20110130.gz
46 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 89 Feb 6 03:10 ssl_access_log-20110206.gz
47 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 0 Feb 7 03:10 ssl_error_log
48 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 122 Dec 20 03:10 ssl_error_log-20101220.gz
49 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 122 Jan 18 03:10 ssl_error_log-20110118.gz
50 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 208 Jan 30 03:10 ssl_error_log-20110130.gz
51 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 203 Feb 7 03:10 ssl_error_log-20110207.gz
52 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 0 Feb 6 03:10 ssl_request_log
53 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 102 Dec 31 03:10 ssl_request_log-20101231.gz
54 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 158 Jan 22 03:10 ssl_request_log-20110122.gz
55 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 197 Jan 30 03:10 ssl_request_log-20110130.gz
56 > -rw-rw-rw- 1 apache apache 103 Feb 6 03:10 ssl_request_log-20110206.gz
57 > treat apache2 #
58 >
59 > --
60 > Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
61 >
62 >
63 Well, 2.2.17 is indeed my server, but I decided to stop it and start it
64 again. Current log files showed up.
65 Problem solved, by brute force again, and without any epiphanies of
66 understanding.
67
68 Thanks for your help.
69
70
71 --
72 Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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