[rsyslog-notify] Forum Thread: Re: buffer data when output file is not writeable - (Mode 'reply')

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User: peterlytx 
Forumlink: http://kb.monitorware.com/viewtopic.php?p=26705#p26705

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I ended up using the following (slightly clunky) workaround with symlinks
to meet my requirements.

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1. Configure rsyslogd to write the log file to a file on the tmpfs,
/tmp/syslog
2. When the non-volatile filesystem at /var becomes writable
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a. Append the contents of the temporary file to the file on the
non-volatile filesystem
[code:3sg02bbg]cat /tmp/syslog >> /var/log/syslog[/code:3sg02bbg]
b. Replace the /tmp/syslog file with a symlink to the file on the
non-volatile filesystem
[code:3sg02bbg]ln -sf /var/log/syslog /tmp/syslog[/code:3sg02bbg]
c. send rsyslogd a sighup
[code:3sg02bbg]kill -hup `pidof rsyslogd`[/code:3sg02bbg]
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