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Reload rsyslog configuration without restarting
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| # Restart rsyslog so it re-opens its file pointer (e.g. during logrotate postrotate script) | |
| # via https://access.redhat.com/solutions/232793 | |
| kill -HUP $(cat /var/run/syslogd.pid) |
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The description is plain wrong. The configuration can not be reloaded without restarting rsyslog.
SIGHUP only reopens log files.