From: Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:36:27 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Close logs after daemon-process exceptional write.  Bug 728
X-Git-Tag: exim-4_87_RC1~107
X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff_plain/c8899c20aa08c9ae6a4c291aad23ba90512bebe4

Close logs after daemon-process exceptional write.  Bug 728
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diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
index 0ec296470..cb43f0f10 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ TF/02 Improve the consistency of logging incoming and outgoing interfaces.
       outgoing_interface log selector which allows you to disable the
       outgoing I= field.
 
+JH/02 Bug 728: Close logfiles after a daemon-process "exceptional" log write.
+      If not running log_selector +smtp_connection the mainlog would be held
+      open indefinitely after a "too many connections" event, including to a
+      deleted file after a log rotate. Leave the per net connection logging
+      leaving it open for efficiency as that will be quickly detected by the
+      check on the next write.
+
 
 Exim version 4.86
 -----------------
diff --git a/src/src/daemon.c b/src/src/daemon.c
index 2d10387f6..e1ff9a16f 100644
--- a/src/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/src/daemon.c
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ else (void)close(dup_accept_socket);
 /* Release any store used in this process, including the store used for holding
 the incoming host address and an expanded active_hostname. */
 
+log_close_all();
 store_reset(reset_point);
 sender_host_address = NULL;
 }