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@@ -66,12 +66,13 @@ force_reset
It should only be used as a last resort if the database or cluster
configuration has been corrupted.
-reopen_logs [suffix]
- instruct the RabbitMQ node to close and reopen the log files.
- When the I<suffix> value is provided, the RabbitMQ broker will
- attempt to append the current contents of the log file to the file
- with name composed of the original name and the suffix. It will
- create a new file if such a file does not already exist.
+rotate_logs [suffix]
+ instruct the RabbitMQ node to rotate the log files. The RabbitMQ
+ broker will attempt to append the current contents of the log file
+ to the file with name composed of the original name and the suffix.
+ It will create a new file if such a file does not already exist.
+ When no I<suffix> is specified, the log file is simply reopened;
+ no rotation takes place.
This command might be helpful when you are e.g. writing your own
logrotate script and you do not want to restart the RabbitMQ node.