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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Steve Reilly <sf...@roadrunner.com> on 2007/12/15 17:30:35 UTC
[users@httpd] access.log
good morning,
this is not a huge deal, but more frustrating than anything i have
encountered with linux. i cannot seem to get this right, apache2 cannot
write to access log files in /var/log/apache2/. the error log is still
churning along fine. i have checked permissions, all files inside
apache2 folder are all 640, owned by root, and root file group. the
apache folder itself is owned by root, and root filegroup 640. i have
custom log directive in virtual server config to create a separate
access log for 4 sites. it does not even create the custom logs when i
restart apache. i tried making the logs myself with the correct
permissions, and apache still will not write to them.
as a last resort, i removed apache and reinstalled....... perfect!
apache was now writing again to the access logs...... BUT for only a
short time then stopped AGAIN! good lord, what is going on here? I
changed nothing since reinstalling apache2. the only thing i did was re
install php5.
my question is what is the correct permissions for the access.log
itself, and also for the apache2 folder within /var/log? anything ive
ever read said as long as www-data can write to it, all should be
fine. its obvious www-data can write to /var/log/apache2 because it
is doing so with error.log right now.
virtual server config is here http://pastebin.com/m78d73772
thanks for your help!
steve
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Re: [users@httpd] access.log
Posted by Steve Reilly <sf...@roadrunner.com>.
Vincent Bray wrote:
> On 15/12/2007, Steve Reilly <sf...@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
>> apache2 cannot write to access log files in /var/log/apache2/
>>
>
> It sounds like you've just run out of disk space.
>
> Also, there's no need to repeat NameVirtualHost before each of your vhosts.
>
>
thanks, ill fix the virtual host repetition, but every partition on this
300 gig hd has more than 80% free. might be something else.
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Re: [users@httpd] access.log
Posted by Vincent Bray <no...@gmail.com>.
On 15/12/2007, Steve Reilly <sf...@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> apache2 cannot write to access log files in /var/log/apache2/
It sounds like you've just run out of disk space.
Also, there's no need to repeat NameVirtualHost before each of your vhosts.
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Re: [users@httpd] access.log
Posted by steve <sf...@roadrunner.com>.
Martin Barry wrote:
>
> can you show as the output of an 'ls -l' in your log directory?
>
> and the output of 'lsof | grep -i apache' before and after apache stops
> logging?
>
>
>> sure its not wise to keep removing apache2 and keep re installing it right??
>
> it's not really a workable solution, no. :-)
>
> cheers
> marty
>
Hi, thanks for the help, appreciate it! the output of both commands
are here:
http://pastebin.com/m3052cf06
steve
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Re: [users@httpd] access.log
Posted by Martin Barry <ma...@supine.com>.
$quoted_author = "steve" ;
>
> http://pastebin.com/m229abd41
>
> sorry, updated to show inside /var/log/apache2
the only thing of note is that the directory /var/log/apache2 has
permissions 740 on your server. my debian install which i haven't touched
has it as 755.
cheers
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Re: [users@httpd] access.log
Posted by steve <sf...@roadrunner.com>.
Martin Barry wrote:
> $quoted_author = "steve" ;
>> not 100% sure, ive never done it, (using deb etch stock install) before
>> i accidentely deleted the logs, there was 28 of them, all but 2 were .gz
>> and the other 2 were access.log and access.log.1 the only one apache
>> ever wrote to was the .1 one. i made access.log and access.log.1 but
>> apache wrote for a short time to access.log, now does not. root owns
>> the apache2 folder and both logs. it writes to the error log fine. im
>
> can you show as the output of an 'ls -l' in your log directory?
>
> and the output of 'lsof | grep -i apache' before and after apache stops
> logging?
>
>
>> sure its not wise to keep removing apache2 and keep re installing it right??
>
> it's not really a workable solution, no. :-)
>
> cheers
> marty
>
http://pastebin.com/m229abd41
sorry, updated to show inside /var/log/apache2
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Re: [users@httpd] access.log
Posted by Martin Barry <ma...@supine.com>.
$quoted_author = "steve" ;
>
> not 100% sure, ive never done it, (using deb etch stock install) before
> i accidentely deleted the logs, there was 28 of them, all but 2 were .gz
> and the other 2 were access.log and access.log.1 the only one apache
> ever wrote to was the .1 one. i made access.log and access.log.1 but
> apache wrote for a short time to access.log, now does not. root owns
> the apache2 folder and both logs. it writes to the error log fine. im
can you show as the output of an 'ls -l' in your log directory?
and the output of 'lsof | grep -i apache' before and after apache stops
logging?
> sure its not wise to keep removing apache2 and keep re installing it right??
it's not really a workable solution, no. :-)
cheers
marty
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if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth." - George Burns
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Re: [users@httpd] access.log
Posted by steve <sf...@roadrunner.com>.
Martin Barry wrote:
>
> does it start working again after you restart apache?
no, it does not.
>
> is there any pattern to when it stops?
it logged for about an hour, then stopped...
>
> how are your logs being rotated?
not 100% sure, ive never done it, (using deb etch stock install) before
i accidentely deleted the logs, there was 28 of them, all but 2 were .gz
and the other 2 were access.log and access.log.1 the only one apache
ever wrote to was the .1 one. i made access.log and access.log.1 but
apache wrote for a short time to access.log, now does not. root owns
the apache2 folder and both logs. it writes to the error log fine. im
sure its not wise to keep removing apache2 and keep re installing it right??
>
> cheers
> marty
>
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Re: [users@httpd] access.log
Posted by Martin Barry <ma...@supine.com>.
$quoted_author = "Steve Reilly" ;
>
> this is not a huge deal, but more frustrating than anything i have
> encountered with linux. i cannot seem to get this right, apache2 cannot
> write to access log files in /var/log/apache2/. the error log is still
> churning along fine. i have checked permissions, all files inside
> apache2 folder are all 640, owned by root, and root file group. the
> apache folder itself is owned by root, and root filegroup 640. i have
> custom log directive in virtual server config to create a separate
> access log for 4 sites. it does not even create the custom logs when i
> restart apache. i tried making the logs myself with the correct
> permissions, and apache still will not write to them.
>
> as a last resort, i removed apache and reinstalled....... perfect!
> apache was now writing again to the access logs...... BUT for only a
> short time then stopped AGAIN! good lord, what is going on here? I
> changed nothing since reinstalling apache2. the only thing i did was re
> install php5.
does it start working again after you restart apache?
is there any pattern to when it stops?
how are your logs being rotated?
cheers
marty
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