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+# This logname is set in mysql.server.sh that ends up in /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql
+#
+# If the root user has a password you have to create a
+# /root/.my.cnf configuration file with the following
+# content:
+#
+# [mysqladmin]
+# password = <secret> 
+# user= root
+#
+# where "<secret>" is the password. 
+#
+# ATTENTION: This /root/.my.cnf should be readable ONLY
+# for root !
+
+@localstatedir@/mysqld.log {
+        # create 600 mysql mysql
+        notifempty
+	daily
+        rotate 3
+        missingok
+        compress
+    postrotate
+	# just if mysqld is really running
+	if test -n "`ps acx|grep mysqld`"; then
+	        @bindir@/mysqladmin flush-logs
+	fi
+    endscript
+}