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diff --git a/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod b/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod index 927fd8af..b34cbca7 100644 --- a/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod +++ b/docs/rabbitmqctl.pod @@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ force_reset rotate_logs [suffix] instruct the RabbitMQ node to rotate the log files. The RabbitMQ broker will attempt to append the current contents of the log file - to the file with 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. + 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 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, the 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. @@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ default Erlang node: rabbitmqctl map_user_vhost foo test -Append current logs' content to the files with ".1" suffix and reopen +Append the current logs' content to the files with ".1" suffix and reopen them: rabbitmqctl rotate_logs .1 |