Topic: cron.daily error

[EdelingF]

The error I'm getting is:

/etc/cron.daily/logrotate:

error: error accessing /var/log/proftpd: No such file or directory
error: proftpd:11 glob failed for /var/log/proftpd/*.log

Can anyone help?

[dsweet]

I have to say I have 2 machine that are getting the same error, althugh not as consistant as they were a few weeks ago I have not figured out what is the cause yet.If you do I would be interested on how to fix it.
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[NickR]

You've installed proftpd-1.2.9-es3.i386.rpm which omits to create the /var/log/proftpd directory.

Just create the directory like this:

mkdir /var/log/proftpd

and it will stop moaning.

[thepair]

I have started to have this same problem, but I do have the dir var/log/proftpd.
My email error says:

/etc/cron.daily/logrotate:

proftpd: no process killed
error running postrotate script

[NickR]

You have a different problem - proftpd isn't running at all. Try doing:

# service proftpd start

& see what the error message (if any) is.

[thepair]

thanks Nick
here is what I got.
Dec 26 12:00:16 Seaport5 mc: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
Dec 26 12:29:17 Seaport5 proftpd: Seaport5.SeaPort5.com - Fatal: Socket operation on non-socket
Dec 26 12:29:17 Seaport5 proftpd: Seaport5.SeaPort5.com - (Running from command line? Use ServerType standalone' in config file!)
Dec 26 12:29:17 Seaport5 proftpd: proftpd startup failed

[NickR]

Argh! Sorry, wrong command - try:

# /etc/rc.d/init.d/proftpd condrestart

and then try to login to the ftp server

[CharlieBrady]

Argh! Sorry, wrong command - try:

# /etc/rc.d/init.d/proftpd condrestart

and then try to login to the ftp server

Still the wrong command. proftpd is started from xinetd, when an inbound connection arrives. There's no service to restart.

[NickR]

Yes, Charlie, you're right.  That'll teach me to post when away from an SME & rely on my (bad) memory.

Now that I'm back, I can't see a reference to proftpd anywhere in /etc/logrotate.conf - perhaps "thepair" could post the contents of theirs for comparison?

[thepair]

Yes, Charlie, you're right.  That'll teach me to post when away from an SME & rely on my (bad) memory.

Now that I'm back, I can't see a reference to proftpd anywhere in /etc/logrotate.conf - perhaps "thepair" could post the contents of theirs for comparison?

# see "man logrotate" for details
# rotate log files weekly
weekly

# keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
rotate 4

# create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
create

# uncomment this if you want your log files compressed
#compress

# RPM packages drop log rotation information into this directory
include /etc/logrotate.d

# no packages own wtmp -- we'll rotate them here
/var/log/wtmp {
    monthly
    create 0664 root utmp
    rotate 1
}

# system-specific logs may be also be configured here.

[NickR]

That looks normal - can you post /etc/logrotate.d/proftpd also?

[thepair]

That looks normal - can you post /etc/logrotate.d/proftpd also?

/var/log/xferlog {
    compress
    missingok
    postrotate
        /usr/bin/killall -HUP proftpd
    endscript
}

/var/log/proftpd/*.log {
    compress
    missingok
    postrotate
        /usr/bin/killall -HUP proftpd
    endscript
}

[NickR]

Bingo!  Here's mine:

/var/log/proftpd/*.log {
    compress
    missingok
}
 
/var/log/xferlog {
    compress
    missingok
}

Edit the 2 templates in /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/logrotate.d/proftpd to look like mine & then run:

# /sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/logrotate.d/proftpd

After that it should work just fine.