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herd restart mcron appears to wipe /var/log/mcron.log

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Robert Vollmert <rob <at> vllmrt.net>
Subject: bug#36546: closed (Re: bug#36546: herd restart mcron appears to
 wipe /var/log/mcron.log)
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2021 05:35:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#36546: herd restart mcron appears to wipe /var/log/mcron.log

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 36546 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Robert Vollmert <rob <at> vllmrt.net>
Cc: 36546-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36546: herd restart mcron appears to wipe /var/log/mcron.log
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2021 01:33:58 -0400

Hello,

Robert Vollmert <rob <at> vllmrt.net> writes:

> It appears that old mcron log output is lost when the service is
> restarted. That’s not good.
>
> See also https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=36510 for
> another issue related to mcron logging.

I couldn't reproduce this with current mcron (1.2.1).

Closing.

Thank you,

Maxim

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From: Robert Vollmert <rob <at> vllmrt.net>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: herd restart mcron appears to wipe /var/log/mcron.log
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 14:09:30 +0200

It appears that old mcron log output is lost when the service is
restarted. That’s not good.

See also https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=36510 for
another issue related to mcron logging.

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