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I'm trying to get nginx to log access and error logs. My logs currently have very old content, a mix of logs and gzipped logs.

$ ls -la access*.log*
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 0 Jan 8 2016 access.log
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 2261400 Jan 7 2016 access.log.1
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 311947 Dec 30 2015 access.log.10.gz
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 434744 Dec 29 2015 access.log.11.gz

My configuration is:

user www-data www-data;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log info;
...
http {
 access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log combined;
...

Strangely, despite the user declaration the worker processes still run as nobody:

# ps -eo "%U %G %a" | grep nginx
root root nginx: master process /usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx -c /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
nobody nogroup nginx: worker process 
nobody nogroup nginx: worker process 

I tried setting the owner of the existing access.log and error.log files to be nobody:nogroup but still it doesn't log anything.

There's nothing (relevant) in syslog.

I have tried a mixture (!) or reloading and restarting nginx after changing the configuration file. Still nothing...

How is my configuration incorrect?

nginx

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asked Feb 10 '17 at 15:16

Dan GravellDan Gravell

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  In the first command block, are you actually in the directory named /var/log/nginx/? Also, it's possible that error_log & access_log are configured a second time in another file, and the first configuration is ignored.
  
  – Stefan Lasiewski
  Oct 2 '18 at 23:28
  

  
  
  
  

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I'm trying to get nginx to log access and error logs. My logs currently have very old content, a mix of logs and gzipped logs.

$ ls -la access*.log*
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 0 Jan 8 2016 access.log
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 2261400 Jan 7 2016 access.log.1
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 311947 Dec 30 2015 access.log.10.gz
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 434744 Dec 29 2015 access.log.11.gz

My configuration is:

user www-data www-data;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log info;
...
http {
 access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log combined;
...

Strangely, despite the user declaration the worker processes still run as nobody:

# ps -eo "%U %G %a" | grep nginx
root root nginx: master process /usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx -c /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
nobody nogroup nginx: worker process 
nobody nogroup nginx: worker process 

I tried setting the owner of the existing access.log and error.log files to be nobody:nogroup but still it doesn't log anything.

There's nothing (relevant) in syslog.

I have tried a mixture (!) or reloading and restarting nginx after changing the configuration file. Still nothing...

How is my configuration incorrect?

nginx

share|improve this question

asked Feb 10 '17 at 15:16

Dan GravellDan Gravell

15118

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  In the first command block, are you actually in the directory named /var/log/nginx/? Also, it's possible that error_log & access_log are configured a second time in another file, and the first configuration is ignored.
  
  – Stefan Lasiewski
  Oct 2 '18 at 23:28
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I'm trying to get nginx to log access and error logs. My logs currently have very old content, a mix of logs and gzipped logs.

$ ls -la access*.log*
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 0 Jan 8 2016 access.log
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 2261400 Jan 7 2016 access.log.1
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 311947 Dec 30 2015 access.log.10.gz
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 434744 Dec 29 2015 access.log.11.gz

My configuration is:

user www-data www-data;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log info;
...
http {
 access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log combined;
...

Strangely, despite the user declaration the worker processes still run as nobody:

# ps -eo "%U %G %a" | grep nginx
root root nginx: master process /usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx -c /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
nobody nogroup nginx: worker process 
nobody nogroup nginx: worker process 

I tried setting the owner of the existing access.log and error.log files to be nobody:nogroup but still it doesn't log anything.

There's nothing (relevant) in syslog.

I have tried a mixture (!) or reloading and restarting nginx after changing the configuration file. Still nothing...

How is my configuration incorrect?

nginx

share|improve this question

asked Feb 10 '17 at 15:16

Dan GravellDan Gravell

15118

$ ls -la access*.log*
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 0 Jan 8 2016 access.log
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 2261400 Jan 7 2016 access.log.1
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 311947 Dec 30 2015 access.log.10.gz
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody nogroup 434744 Dec 29 2015 access.log.11.gz

user www-data www-data;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log info;
...
http {
 access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log combined;
...

# ps -eo "%U %G %a" | grep nginx
root root nginx: master process /usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx -c /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
nobody nogroup nginx: worker process 
nobody nogroup nginx: worker process 

share|improve this question

asked Feb 10 '17 at 15:16

Dan GravellDan Gravell

15118

share|improve this question

asked Feb 10 '17 at 15:16

Dan GravellDan Gravell

15118

asked Feb 10 '17 at 15:16

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15118

asked Feb 10 '17 at 15:16

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You might want to refer to these topics for configuring nginx user:

How do I change the NGINX user?

why do nginx process run with user nobody

About nginx empty logs I suggest you to empty logs directory or temporary disable Selinux to see if it's causing the trouble setenrofce 0

You can also check if you have the right syntax and error_log directive is in the correct place.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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answered Feb 10 '17 at 15:46

Ali PandidanAli Pandidan

1,339267

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, I had reviewed those questions already. As above, I have set the user but it doesn't appear to take effect. I considered a separate "why does the user directive work for me" question but what I actually want to know right now is why the logs don't populate - even with chmod 777 they still don't work, so I don't think it's permissions. SELinux is not enabled on this system. nginx -t reports the configuration is ok.
  
  – Dan Gravell
  Feb 13 '17 at 10:48
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I also tried clearing out the logs but no difference so far...
  
  – Dan Gravell
  Feb 13 '17 at 10:54
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

I had the exact same issue, and in the end, I went to my root folder and found out there was another access.log file, in a different location and this other one was being written to.

cd /
find . -name 'access.log'

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 2 '18 at 22:57

Patrick Mevzek

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answered Oct 2 '18 at 19:54

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You might want to refer to these topics for configuring nginx user:

How do I change the NGINX user?

why do nginx process run with user nobody

About nginx empty logs I suggest you to empty logs directory or temporary disable Selinux to see if it's causing the trouble setenrofce 0

You can also check if you have the right syntax and error_log directive is in the correct place.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

Community♦

1

answered Feb 10 '17 at 15:46

Ali PandidanAli Pandidan

1,339267

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, I had reviewed those questions already. As above, I have set the user but it doesn't appear to take effect. I considered a separate "why does the user directive work for me" question but what I actually want to know right now is why the logs don't populate - even with chmod 777 they still don't work, so I don't think it's permissions. SELinux is not enabled on this system. nginx -t reports the configuration is ok.
  
  – Dan Gravell
  Feb 13 '17 at 10:48
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I also tried clearing out the logs but no difference so far...
  
  – Dan Gravell
  Feb 13 '17 at 10:54
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

You might want to refer to these topics for configuring nginx user:

How do I change the NGINX user?

why do nginx process run with user nobody

About nginx empty logs I suggest you to empty logs directory or temporary disable Selinux to see if it's causing the trouble setenrofce 0

You can also check if you have the right syntax and error_log directive is in the correct place.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

Community♦

1

answered Feb 10 '17 at 15:46

Ali PandidanAli Pandidan

1,339267

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, I had reviewed those questions already. As above, I have set the user but it doesn't appear to take effect. I considered a separate "why does the user directive work for me" question but what I actually want to know right now is why the logs don't populate - even with chmod 777 they still don't work, so I don't think it's permissions. SELinux is not enabled on this system. nginx -t reports the configuration is ok.
  
  – Dan Gravell
  Feb 13 '17 at 10:48
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I also tried clearing out the logs but no difference so far...
  
  – Dan Gravell
  Feb 13 '17 at 10:54
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You might want to refer to these topics for configuring nginx user:

How do I change the NGINX user?

why do nginx process run with user nobody

About nginx empty logs I suggest you to empty logs directory or temporary disable Selinux to see if it's causing the trouble setenrofce 0

You can also check if you have the right syntax and error_log directive is in the correct place.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

Community♦

1

answered Feb 10 '17 at 15:46

Ali PandidanAli Pandidan

1,339267

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

Community♦

1

answered Feb 10 '17 at 15:46

Ali PandidanAli Pandidan

1,339267

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

Community♦

1

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

Community♦

1

answered Feb 10 '17 at 15:46

Ali PandidanAli Pandidan

1,339267

answered Feb 10 '17 at 15:46

Ali PandidanAli Pandidan

1,339267

0

I had the exact same issue, and in the end, I went to my root folder and found out there was another access.log file, in a different location and this other one was being written to.

cd /
find . -name 'access.log'

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 2 '18 at 22:57

Patrick Mevzek

3,03531226

answered Oct 2 '18 at 19:54

SebastienSebastien

1

add a comment | 

0

I had the exact same issue, and in the end, I went to my root folder and found out there was another access.log file, in a different location and this other one was being written to.

cd /
find . -name 'access.log'

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 2 '18 at 22:57

Patrick Mevzek

3,03531226

answered Oct 2 '18 at 19:54

SebastienSebastien

1

add a comment | 

I had the exact same issue, and in the end, I went to my root folder and found out there was another access.log file, in a different location and this other one was being written to.

cd /
find . -name 'access.log'

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 2 '18 at 22:57

Patrick Mevzek

3,03531226

answered Oct 2 '18 at 19:54

SebastienSebastien

1

cd /
find . -name 'access.log'

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 2 '18 at 22:57

Patrick Mevzek

3,03531226

answered Oct 2 '18 at 19:54

SebastienSebastien

1

edited Oct 2 '18 at 22:57

Patrick Mevzek

3,03531226

edited Oct 2 '18 at 22:57

Patrick Mevzek

3,03531226

answered Oct 2 '18 at 19:54

SebastienSebastien

1

answered Oct 2 '18 at 19:54

SebastienSebastien

1