<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/" /> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - journalctl --directory doesn't follow rotated files properly" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90193#c2">Comment # 2</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - journalctl --directory doesn't follow rotated files properly" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90193">bug 90193</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:sebastian.schindler+bugzilla@travelping.com" title="Sebastian Schindler <sebastian.schindler+bugzilla@travelping.com>"> Sebastian Schindler</a> <pre>Comment on <a href="attachment.cgi?id=115371" name="attach_115371" title="short example to reproduce the error">attachment 115371</a> <a href="attachment.cgi?id=115371&action=edit" title="short example to reproduce the error">[details]</a> short example to reproduce the error To create an example that triggers the rotation which leads to the bug I did the following steps: -log something: $logger a $logger b -save the coresponding journalentries: $journalctl -n2 -o export >> entries.txt -switch the timestamps and cursors of the entries (result named switched_entries.txt, see attachment) -this will cause the journalfile to be rotated after the first entry "a" is written -now follow a directory with journalctl $journalctl --directory logtest/ -f -create a new logfile with this entries: $cat switched_entries.txt | systemd-journal-remote -o ~/logtest/a.journal - -OUTPUT of journalctl: No journal files were found. Apr 27 10:07:40 virtual-fedora-sbs tpiadmin[9617]: a -some new logging into the file: $logger c $journalctl -o export -n 1 | systemd-journal-remote -o ~/logtest/a.journal - -leads to no new output, however: -some logging into a new file in the same directory $logger a2 $journalctl -o export -n 1 | systemd-journal-remote -o ~/logtest/b.journal - -OUTPUT: No journal files were found. Apr 27 10:07:40 virtual-fedora-sbs tpiadmin[9617]: a Apr 27 14:39:57 virtual-fedora-sbs tpiadmin[11424]: a2 //only the last line is actually new -this new file will be followed until it gets rotated -this problem also occurs, if the file gets rotated for other reasons than this "errors", for example if simply a rotation due to size happens -some weird interaction I noticed: If the logs are put into the journal file two times: $ journalctl -o export -n 1 | systemd-journal-remote -o ~/logtest/b.journal - $ journalctl -o export -n 1 | systemd-journal-remote -o ~/logtest/b.journal - -then the output of this doubled input is shown once, however the file isn't properly followed after that (new entries won't show up)</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the QA Contact for the bug.</li> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>