1 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/container-accesslogging/src/main/java/com/yahoo/container/logging/LogFileHandler.java b/container-accesslogging/src/main/java/com/yahoo/container/logging/LogFileHandler.java
index d729b092670..95f056288d5 100644
--- a/container-accesslogging/src/main/java/com/yahoo/container/logging/LogFileHandler.java
+++ b/container-accesslogging/src/main/java/com/yahoo/container/logging/LogFileHandler.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package com.yahoo.container.logging;
 
 import com.yahoo.container.core.AccessLogConfig;
+import com.yahoo.io.NativeIO;
 import com.yahoo.log.LogFileDb;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -263,15 +264,28 @@ public class LogFileHandler extends StreamHandler {
         numberOfRecords = 0;
         lastRotationTime = now;
         nextRotationTime = 0; //figure it out later (lazy evaluation)
-        if (compressOnRotation && (oldFileName != null)) {
-            triggerCompression(oldFileName);
+        if ((oldFileName != null)) {
+            if (compressOnRotation) {
+                triggerCompression(oldFileName);
+            } else {
+                NativeIO nativeIO = new NativeIO();
+                nativeIO.dropFileFromCache(new File(oldFileName));
+            }
         }
     }
 
     private void triggerCompression(String oldFileName) {
         try {
+            String zippedFileName = oldFileName + ".gz";
             Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime();
-            Process p = r.exec(new String[] { "gzip", oldFileName });
+            StringBuilder cmd = new StringBuilder("gzip");
+            cmd.append(" < "). append(oldFileName).append(" > ").append(zippedFileName);
+            Process p = r.exec(cmd.toString());
+            NativeIO nativeIO = new NativeIO();
+            File oldFile = new File(oldFileName);
+            nativeIO.dropFileFromCache(oldFile);
+            oldFile.delete();
+            nativeIO.dropFileFromCache(new File(zippedFileName));
             // Detonator pattern: Think of all the fun we can have if gzip isn't what we
             // think it is, if it doesn't return, etc, etc
         } catch (IOException e) {