Re: spreadlogd with dns lookup and log rotation

Jay West wrote:

> Before I just try it and pray that it works....
>  
> Does the "File = "/xxxxxxx" line in spreadlogd take a pipe like Apache 
> does for Transferlog? I'm thinking it would be nice to run the apache 
> log messages spreadlog receives through a dns lookup program, and 
> possibly a log rotation program. Has anyone done this and does it 
> work? I'm thinking something like....
>  
> Log {
>     Group = "cluster1"
>     File = "|dns-terror -o | cronolog "
> }

This doesn't work.

You don't need a log rotation program -- just move the file and -HUP 
spreadlogd.  It will reopen all necessary files.

As for resolving, that's an issue.  I personally think that integrating 
in libares would be slick -- but that isn't implemented either.

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