Tickets :: Comment on [#10407] Changing log type from file doesn't work

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Comment	>> It's not a filename, it's a syslog facility. It just happens to use >> the same configuration name, that's why the old value is used. > > Ooops, sorry, hadn't seen that. However, I still think it's a bug, > since it's possible to corrupt the configuration by mistake. At least > it's not really user-friendly. It would be better to do one of the > following when changing type to syslog: > > 1) Clear $conf[log][name]. This avoids users leaving a filename there > when changing from File to Syslog. On the other hand, when changing > from File to Syslog and back again, you'll lose the filename. > > 2) User another variable ($conf[log][syslog] or something). This > avoids the problem, and makes it possible to keep the filename/syslog > facility when changing between the different log types.
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