Feature request: method to reopen logs
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- C
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Description
When rotating logs, it's normal to send a signal to a service to reopen its log files. OpenVPN doesn't seem to support this. It would be nice if it did.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating OpenVPN’s log-file handling and signal-processing entry points, then determine the expected signal and reopen behavior; done means a running service can reopen its log files during rotation without restarting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100