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Log Files Still In Use by Kiwi NG After Log Rotation

This article is created for this known bug in Kiwi NG.

First published date

9/3/2024 9:47 AM

Last published date

9/3/2025 10:40 PM

Overview

Steps to reproduce:
- Try to compress or delete a Kiwi NG logs.
- You will get an error that the file still in use:

Product section

Kiwi Syslog Server

Cause

This has been identified as a known issue in Kiwi NG 1.2 and below.

Resolution

This issue is addressed in Kiwi NG 1.3. Consider upgrading your environment.

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