In the logfile rotation script for mythtv-backend it uses copytruncate
which is less than ideal.
I just found out that that if you send mythtv-backup the HUP signal it
closes and reopens its logfile. (I tested it, it works.)
Can you add a reload command to the init.d script?
start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --signal 1 --pidfile $RUNDIR/$NAME.pid --chuid $USER --exec $DAEMON -- $ARGS
Then remove copytruncate from /etc/logrotate.d/mythtv-backend, and add:
delaycompress
postrotate
/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend reload > /dev/null
endscript
(Maybe use invoke-rc.d instead of calling the script directly.)
Thanks,
-Ariel
