Bug 7074

Summary: /etc/logrotate.d/apache gives error if apache isn't running
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Mads Kiilerich <mads>
Component: apacheAssignee: Preston Brown <pbrown>
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Description Mads Kiilerich 1999-11-17 11:30:38 UTC 
eg:

/var/log/httpd/access_log {
    missingok
    postrotate
        /usr/bin/killall -HUP httpd
    endscript
}

while missing is ok, the killall will give an error which will be mailed to
root.

Solution: 2>/dev/null

Regards, Kiilerich
Comment 1 Preston Brown 1999-12-06 18:45:59 UTC 
fixed in a forthcoming errata release of apache.  Thank you for the report.