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diff --git a/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod b/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod index 6c84cbb1..3a33e20f 100644 --- a/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod +++ b/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod @@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ rotate_logs [suffix] broker will attempt to append the current contents of the log file to the file with the name composed of the original name and the suffix. It will create a new file if such a file does not already - exist. When no I<suffix> is specified, the log file is simply - reopened; no rotation takes place. + exist. When no I<suffix> is specified, the empty log file is + simply created at the original location; no rotation takes place. + When an error occurs while appending the contents of the old log + file, operation behaves in the same way as if no I<suffix> was + specified. This command might be helpful when you are e.g. writing your own logrotate script and you do not want to restart the RabbitMQ node. |