Re: Log Files empty

From: David K. Means (means_dot_nospam@digitalelephant_dot_org.org)
Date: 03/04/02 

From: "David K. Means" <means_dot_nospam@digitalelephant_dot_org.org>
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 16:48:07 -0800

On Sun, 03 Mar 2002 07:45:00 -0800, Doug Holtz wrote:

> Howdy;
> My access_log and error_log files for Apache are empty. The only thing
> I have done recently is use a dynamic dns service to manage my dhcp
> address from roadrunner. Would this cause my logs to quit? Do I need
> to reconfigure a file to regain these logs? Using red hat 7.1 server and
> apache that came with it for a family web site. TNX --
> Doug Holtz
> dholtz@wi.rr.com

The most common reason that log files remain empty is a lack of
disk space on the filesystem where they ought to go. It is
pretty easy to fill up /var, for example, without really meaning
to.
  This is probably not necessary, but check it with
     #df

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