When logrotate-3.8.7 is executed with the -f option and the default apache-2.2.7 logrotate config, /etc/logrotate.d/apache2, as an argument, it will delete the current apache log files. Logrotate-3.8.7 and Apache-2.2.7 are the current default unmasked versions. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. cd /etc/logrotate.d 2. logrotate -f apache2 3. logfiles are either deleted or a zero-sized file exists If you don't want to destroy your current apache log file, do the following: 1) update /etc/logrotate.d/apache2 to the directory /var/log/apache2_test 2) paste the following into your shell: rm -rf /var/log/apache2_test/ cp -a /var/log/apache2 /var/log/apache2_test ls -alh /var/log/apache2/*log logrotate -f apache2 ls -alh /var/log/apache2/*log Actual Results: /etc/logrotate.d -> rm -rf /var/log/apache2_test/ /etc/logrotate.d -> cp -a /var/log/apache2 /var/log/apache2_test /etc/logrotate.d -> ls -alh /var/log/apache2/*log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 21. Aug 2011 /var/log/apache2/access_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/agent.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 8. Mär 00:43 /var/log/apache2/example_ssl_access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 316 1. Mai 23:51 /var/log/apache2/example_ssl_error.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/error_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2.4K 1. Mai 23:51 /var/log/apache2/error.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/referer.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_access_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 14. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/ssl_access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_error_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 754 1. Mai 23:51 /var/log/apache2/ssl_error.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_request_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 14. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/ssl_request.log /etc/logrotate.d -> logrotate -f apache2 /etc/logrotate.d -> ls -alh /var/log/apache2/*log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 21. Aug 2011 /var/log/apache2/access_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/agent.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 8. Mär 00:43 /var/log/apache2/example_ssl_access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/error_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/referer.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_access_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 14. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/ssl_access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_error_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_request_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 14. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/ssl_request.log Expected Results: /etc/logrotate.d -> rm -rf /var/log/apache2_test/ /etc/logrotate.d -> cp -a /var/log/apache2 /var/log/apache2_test /etc/logrotate.d -> ls -alh /var/log/apache2/*log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 21. Aug 2011 /var/log/apache2/access_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/agent.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 8. Mär 00:43 /var/log/apache2/example_ssl_access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 158 1. Mai 23:52 /var/log/apache2/example_ssl_error.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/error_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.6K 1. Mai 23:52 /var/log/apache2/error.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/referer.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_access_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 14. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/ssl_access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_error_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 377 1. Mai 23:52 /var/log/apache2/ssl_error.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_request_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 14. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/ssl_request.log /etc/logrotate.d -> logrotate -f apache2 /etc/logrotate.d -> ls -alh /var/log/apache2/*log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 21. Aug 2011 /var/log/apache2/access_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/agent.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 8. Mär 00:43 /var/log/apache2/example_ssl_access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 158 1. Mai 23:52 /var/log/apache2/example_ssl_error.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/error_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.6K 1. Mai 23:52 /var/log/apache2/error.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/referer.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_access_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 14. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/ssl_access.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_error_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 377 1. Mai 23:52 /var/log/apache2/ssl_error.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 30. Sep 2013 /var/log/apache2/ssl_request_log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 14. Apr 03:10 /var/log/apache2/ssl_request.log /etc/logrotate.d -> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-7545326.html#7545326
-> emerge --info Portage 2.2.8-r1 (default/linux/x86/13.0, gcc-4.7.3, glibc-2.17, 3.10.25-gentoo i686) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-3.10.25-gentoo-i686-Intel-R-_Core-TM-2_Duo_CPU_T8300_@_2.40GHz-with-gentoo-2.2 KiB Mem: 4124860 total, 249688 free KiB Swap: 5856252 total, 5852544 free Timestamp of tree: Thu, 01 May 2014 00:30:01 +0000 ld GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.23.2 distcc 3.1 i686-pc-linux-gnu [disabled] ccache version 3.1.9 [disabled] app-shells/bash: 4.2_p45 dev-java/java-config: 2.2.0 dev-lang/python: 2.7.5-r3, 3.2.5-r3, 3.3.3 dev-util/ccache: 3.1.9-r3 dev-util/cmake: 2.8.12.2 dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.28 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.2 sys-apps/openrc: 0.12.4 sys-apps/sandbox: 2.6-r1 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.69 sys-devel/automake: 1.11.6, 1.12.6, 1.13.4 sys-devel/binutils: 2.23.2 sys-devel/gcc: 4.5.4, 4.6.3, 4.7.3-r1 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.7.3 sys-devel/libtool: 2.4.2 sys-devel/make: 3.82-r4 sys-kernel/linux-headers: 3.9 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On a second re-install, both systems seem to be functioning properly. Not sure what changed at the moment. I saved the terminal logs (commands and output), but did not save the logrotate.status each time. I'll be aware of if it happens again.
Closing this but now since =app-admin/logrotate-3.8.7 does not exists anymore. Check with current logrotate version (3.9.1) and reopen if necessary. Thanks.
