If permission denied delete old tailer

influxdata · Nov 27, 2023 · ed70d7e · ed70d7e
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commit ed70d7e
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diff --git a/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go b/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ func (t *Tail) tailNewFiles(fromBeginning bool) error {
 
 				if err := tailer.Err(); err != nil {
 					t.Log.Errorf("Tailing %q: %s", tailer.Filename, err.Error())
+					if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "permission denied") {
+						t.Log.Errorf("Deleting tailer for %q", tailer.Filename)
+						delete(t.tailers, tailer.Filename)
+					}
 				}
 			}()