Problem with syslogd not able to re-start

[Mike_305]

Hello,

I am trying to re-cycle syslogd process on one of my servers and I have given up on all the options.

> kill -HUP {process_id}

> kill -s HUP {process_id}

> kill -9 {process_id}

Copy the file from new config and try to restart and still no luck.

Any help appreciated and thanks in advance.

Regards,

MJ.

[Dennis Handly]

>I am trying to re-cycle syslogd process on one of my servers and I have given up on all the options.

> kill -HUP {process_id}

syslogd(1m) says this is the right way to do it.

>Copy the file from new config and try to restart and still no luck.

Did you make sure you use tabs and not spaces?

[Denver Osborn]

Hi Mike,

So what happens (or doesn't) when you kill hup syslogd?  I'd like to help, but its not clear that you've described any problem.

Assuming syslogd is running since you have a PID to kill hup... when you kill hup the syslogd PID, what happens or doesn't happen? 

does the process continue to run w/ a "syslogd restart" message logged? 

-denver

[rariasn]

Hi:

Sample "syslog" configuration file:

# syslogd configuration file.
#
# See syslogd(1M) for information about the format of this file.
#
mail.debug              /var/adm/syslog/mail.log
*.info;mail.none        /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
*.alert                 /dev/console
*.alert                 root
*.emerg                 *

# /sbin/init.d/syslogd stop

# /sbi/init.d/syslogd start

rgs,