[BlueOnyx:25490] Re: /var/log/maillog and /var/log/messages zero file siza

[Meaulnes Legler]

thank you so much, Michael!

again, I had a server problem while traveling on vacations, this time 
crossing Scotland... and since I cannot send you a bottle, I'll drink 
myself a glass of Single Malt to your health — it's disinfecting, 
revitalizing, curing etc

best regards

で⊃ Meaulnes Legler
Zurich, Switzerland


On 30.06.22 20:50, Michael Stauber wrote:
> Hi Meaulnes,
> 
>> on one mailserver, the SMTP limps, some messages cannot get out or 
>> throw an «Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender» error. I wanted to go 
>> to see what's going on in /var/log/maillog and /var/log/messages and 
>> noticed, that since three days they have *zero bytes* file size.
> 
> This is an issue that sometimes happens on EL7 and EL8. The best way to 
> shake logging loose again is this:
> 
> rm /var/log/journal/*/*
> rm /var/lib/rsyslog/imjournal.state
> systemctl restart systemd-journald
> systemctl restart rsyslog
> 
> I just did that on your affected server and it's now logging again.
> 
> I had gotten your offlist email, but due to traveling and then 
> recovering from the flu I wasn't working much.
> 
> I don't why airlines think it's a great idea to let people wait for 
> hours in 40°C terminals and then cool them down to a shivering 18°C in 
> flight. /sigh
>