# Reload / HUP signal not working anymore **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887 "2011-06-05T14:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/1 "2011-06-05T14:05:00Z")
I’m running the current stable version of Nginx (nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.4), but reloading my configs doesn’t work anymore. Instead I’ve to restart nginx on all webservers to get it reloading my configs, but that takes some time I can’t lose. I’ve a main config (nginx.conf) that loads up all configs from the /domains/ folder. When altering a config inside the /domains/ folder, reloading nginx with the -HUP signal or with the nginx -s reload command, it doesn’t use the change I just made. I run into this problem recently, but cannot really say if it’s since 1.0.4 or since 1.0.3. as we’ve updated directly from 1.0.2. If there is more information required from my side, just say so. I’ve spent hours debugging this thing now 🙂 Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Reload / HUP signal not working anymore](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,204070,204070#msg-204070)** > > I'm running the current stable version of Nginx (nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.4), but reloading my configs doesn't work anymore. Instead I've to restart nginx on all webservers to get it reloading my configs, but that takes some time I can't lose.... ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/2 "2011-06-05T14:06:15Z")
On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:04:25AM -0400, Renedx wrote: > I run into this problem recently, but cannot really say if it’s since > 1.0.4 or since 1.0.3. as we’ve updated directly from 1.0.2. > > If there is more information required from my side, just say so. I’ve > spent hours debugging this thing now 🙂 What does “nginx -t” show ? – Igor S. ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/3 "2011-06-05T14:25:24Z")
## Igor S. Wrote: > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful Restart works as expected, its only reload that looks like it’s doing nothing at all! Error log has nothing either. Posted at Nginx Forum: [http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,204070,204076#msg-204076](http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,204070,204076#msg-204076) ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/4 "2011-06-05T14:30:21Z")
On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Renedx [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’ve a main config (nginx.conf) that loads up all configs from the > /domains/ folder. When altering a config inside the /domains/ folder, > reloading nginx with the -HUP signal or with the nginx -s reload > command, it doesn’t use the change I just made. I just tested on ubuntu 10.04 and freebsd 8.2 and both seemed ok with config reloading. ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/5 "2011-06-05T14:53:19Z")
Hi Igor, I work at the same company as ReneDX, so I can deliver you with some data. nginx -v shows: nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.4 Kind regards Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Reload / HUP signal not working anymore](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,204070,204085#msg-204085)** > > I'm running the current stable version of Nginx (nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.4), but reloading my configs doesn't work anymore. Instead I've to restart nginx on all webservers to get it reloading my configs, but that takes some time I can't lose.... ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/6 "2011-06-05T14:53:56Z")
OS is CentOS 5.6 Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Reload / HUP signal not working anymore](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,204070,204086#msg-204086)** > > I'm running the current stable version of Nginx (nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.4), but reloading my configs doesn't work anymore. Instead I've to restart nginx on all webservers to get it reloading my configs, but that takes some time I can't lose.... ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/7 "2011-06-05T14:54:33Z")
Ah, and -V shows: nginx -V nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.4 nginx: built by gcc 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-50) nginx: TLS SNI support disabled nginx: configure arguments: --prefix=/usr --sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx –conf-path=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf –error-log-path=/var/log/nginx/error.log –pid-path=/var/run/nginx/nginx.pid --lock-path=/var/lock/nginx.lock –with-http\_ssl\_module --with-http\_realip\_module --with-http\_flv\_module –with-http\_gzip\_static\_module --http-log-path=/var/log/nginx/access.log –http-client-body-temp-path=/var/tmp/nginx/client/ –http-proxy-temp-path=/var/tmp/nginx/proxy/ –http-fastcgi-temp-path=/var/tmp/nginx/fcgi/ --with-ipv6 Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Reload / HUP signal not working anymore](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,204070,204087#msg-204087)** > > I'm running the current stable version of Nginx (nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.4), but reloading my configs doesn't work anymore. Instead I've to restart nginx on all webservers to get it reloading my configs, but that takes some time I can't lose.... ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/8 "2011-06-05T14:37:09Z")
On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:24:52AM -0400, Renedx wrote: > ## Igor S. Wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:04:25AM -0400, Renedx > > wrote: > > What does “nginx -t” show ? > nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok > nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful > > Restart works as expected, its only reload that looks like it’s doing > nothing at all! Error log has nothing either. What does “nginx -V” show ? What OS ? – Igor S. ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/9 "2011-06-05T22:30:04Z")
Hello! On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 09:30:55PM +0200, Srebrenko Šehić wrote: > –http-client-body-temp-path=/var/nginx/tmp/client\_body\_temp > This worked just fine with 0.8.50 which I recently upgraded from. > Please show global error log at notice level (at least) during > (and after) sending SIGHUP. Maxim D. ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/10 "2011-06-05T21:31:20Z")
I can confirm this bug too. What I noticed is that eg. changes to directive “proxy\_intercept\_errors on;” have no effect until you issue a full restart. ssehic@amd64:/home/ssehic$ /usr/local/sbin/nginx -V nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.3 nginx: TLS SNI support enabled nginx: configure arguments: --prefix=/etc/nginx –conf-path=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf --sbin-path=/usr/local/sbin/nginx –pid-path=/var/run/nginx.pid --lock-path=/var/nginx/tmp/nginx.lock –http-client-body-temp-path=/var/nginx/tmp/client\_body\_temp –http-proxy-temp-path=/var/nginx/tmp/proxy\_temp –http-fastcgi-temp-path=/var/nginx/tmp/fastcgi\_temp –http-log-path=/var/log/nginx/access.log –error-log-path=/var/log/nginx/error.log --user=\_nginx --group=\_nginx –with-http\_ssl\_module --with-http\_stub\_status\_module –with-http\_perl\_module --with-debug ssehic@amd64:/home/ssehic$ uname -a OpenBSD amd64.lab 4.8 GENERIC.MP#7 amd64 This worked just fine with 0.8.50 which I recently upgraded from. Cheers, Srebrenko ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/11 "2011-06-05T23:05:30Z")
On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Srebrenko Šehić [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Please show global error log at notice level (at least) during > > (and after) sending SIGHUP. For my test case, this was caused by caching of 404 pages which was on while I was doing my testing on proxy\_intercept\_errors on/off. HUP works as designed. Sorry for ths fuss and false alarm. Cheers, Srebrenko ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/12 "2011-06-05T22:41:11Z")
On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Maxim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Please show global error log at notice level (at least) during > (and after) sending SIGHUP. Here you go: 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: signal 1 (SIGHUP) received, reconfiguring 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: reconfiguring 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: using the “kqueue” event method 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: start worker processes 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: start worker process 24157 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: start worker process 9796 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: start cache manager process 4289 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: start cache loader process 18265 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 12509#0: gracefully shutting down 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 26295#0: gracefully shutting down 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 26295#0: exiting 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 12509#0: exiting 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 26295#0: exit 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 12509#0: exit 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 22338#0: exiting 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 26133#0: exiting 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: signal 20 (SIGCHLD) received 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: cache loader process 22338 exited with code 0 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: cache manager process 26133 exited with code 0 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: worker process 12509 exited with code 0 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: worker process 26295 exited with code 0 2011/06/05 22:37:42 [notice] 108#0: signal 20 (SIGCHLD) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache expire 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache size: 0 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache expire 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache size: 0 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache expire 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache size: 0 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache expire 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache size: 0 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache expire 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache size: 0 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache expire 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache size: 0 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache expire 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache size: 0 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache expire 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache size: 0 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache expire 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [debug] 4289#0: http file cache size: 0 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received 2011/06/05 22:37:43 [notice] 108#0: signal 23 (SIGIO) received ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/13 "2011-06-06T10:25:10Z")
Hi Maxim, We run into the open file limit on the nginx user, should check my config better next time, the error log does give me errors after rechecking error\_log in the global config: open() “/var/log/nginx/domains/[domain].log” failed (24: Too many open files) So this is indeed an error on our side. Thanks for helping out! Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Reload / HUP signal not working anymore](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,204070,204254#msg-204254)** > > I'm running the current stable version of Nginx (nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.4), but reloading my configs doesn't work anymore. Instead I've to restart nginx on all webservers to get it reloading my configs, but that takes some time I can't lose.... ---
**Author:** ![Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@Renedx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Renedx)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reload-hup-signal-not-working-anymore/207887/14 "2011-06-06T00:20:51Z")
Hello! On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 08:54:11AM -0400, DeviaVir wrote: > –with-http\_gzip\_static\_module --http-log-path=/var/log/nginx/access.log > –http-client-body-temp-path=/var/tmp/nginx/client/ > –http-proxy-temp-path=/var/tmp/nginx/proxy/ > –http-fastcgi-temp-path=/var/tmp/nginx/fcgi/ --with-ipv6 The same as to Srebrenko Šehić: Please show global error log at notice level (at least) during (and after) sending SIGHUP. Maxim D.