[CentOS] tail -f /var/log/maillog error

Alvin Chang alvin.chang at gmail.com
Thu Jan 4 18:43:35 UTC 2007


Use -F which updates file handles.

On 04/01/07, Chris Boyd <cboyd at gizmopartners.com> wrote:
> The log file that you were watching probably got rotated.  Restart the
> command.
>
> On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 00:34, Indunil Jayasooriya wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > var/log/messages /var/log/secure ... etc are being written.
> > syslog is also runnig .
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1/4/07, Barry Brimer <lists at brimer.org> wrote:
> >         > When I type the below command, it shows the logs for mail.
> >         > tail -f /var/log/maillog
> >         >
> >         > But , Since this morning, It shows nothing.
> >
> >         Are other logs being written .. /var/log/messages
> >         /var/log/secure ... etc?
> >         Is syslog running?
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> > --
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> > Indunil Jayasooriya
> >
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