[tor-bugs] #19691 [Obfuscation/BridgeDB]: does not re-open logfiles properly

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#19691: does not re-open logfiles properly
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     Reporter:  weasel                |      Owner:  isis
         Type:  defect                |     Status:  new
     Priority:  High                  |  Milestone:
    Component:  Obfuscation/BridgeDB  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                        |  Parent ID:
       Points:                        |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                        |
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 the running bridgedb has filedescriptors open for logfiles that have been
 rotated away.

 {{{
 # dsa-check-libs --verbose
 Running /usr/bin/lsof -F0 -n
 adding bridgedb(2618) because of
 [/srv/bridges.torproject.org/log/server.log-20160705 (deleted)]:
 f1awl
 tREGG0x8401;0x0D0x801s11769i132741k0n/srv/bridges.torproject.org/log/server.log-20160705
 (deleted)
 adding bridgedb(2618) because of
 [/srv/bridges.torproject.org/log/server.log-20160705 (deleted)]:
 f2awl
 tREGG0x8401;0x0D0x801s11769i132741k0n/srv/bridges.torproject.org/log/server.log-20160705
 (deleted)
 }}}

 This not only is a bug, it also confuses our monitoring about services
 that need to be restarted.

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