Fix -f logs follow with stopped container

Fix -f logs follow with stopped container. Close #6531

Signed-off-by: Qi Wang <qiwan@redhat.com>

2 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libpod/container_log.go b/libpod/container_log.go
index c3a84d048..36b89f1ae 100644
--- a/libpod/container_log.go
+++ b/libpod/container_log.go
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ func (c *Container) ReadLog(options *logs.LogOptions, logChannel chan *logs.LogL
 }
 
 func (c *Container) readFromLogFile(options *logs.LogOptions, logChannel chan *logs.LogLine) error {
+	state, err := c.State()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if state != define.ContainerStateRunning && state != define.ContainerStatePaused {
+		options.Follow = false
+	}
 	t, tailLog, err := logs.GetLogFile(c.LogPath(), options)
 	if err != nil {
 		// If the log file does not exist, this is not fatal.
@@ -69,6 +76,14 @@ func (c *Container) readFromLogFile(options *logs.LogOptions, logChannel chan *l
 			if nll.Since(options.Since) {
 				logChannel <- nll
 			}
+			state, err := c.State()
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Error(err)
+				break
+			}
+			if options.Follow && state != define.ContainerStateRunning && state != define.ContainerStatePaused {
+				t.Kill(err)
+			}
 		}
 		options.WaitGroup.Done()
 	}()
diff --git a/test/e2e/logs_test.go b/test/e2e/logs_test.go
index f36163ccc..f9446e0c6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/logs_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/logs_test.go
@@ -288,4 +288,16 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman logs", func() {
 		logc.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(logc).To(Exit(0))
 	})
+
+	It("follow output stopped container", func() {
+		containerName := "logs-f"
+
+		logc := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--name", containerName, "-d", ALPINE})
+		logc.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(logc).To(Exit(0))
+
+		results := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"logs", "-f", containerName})
+		results.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(results).To(Exit(0))
+	})
 })