# diff -u  /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/swift-1.7.4-py2.6.egg/swift/common/utils_org.py /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/swift-1.7.4-py2.6.egg/swift/common/utils.py
--- /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/swift-1.7.4-py2.6.egg/swift/common/utils_org.py    2012-11-21 16:37:47.000000000 +0900
+++ /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/swift-1.7.4-py2.6.egg/swift/common/utils.py        2012-12-12 13:17:31.589407846 +0900
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@
     if not hasattr(get_logger, 'handler4logger'):
         get_logger.handler4logger = {}
     if logger in get_logger.handler4logger:
+        get_logger.handler4logger[logger].close()
         logger.removeHandler(get_logger.handler4logger[logger])

     # facility for this logger will be set by last call wins
@@ -617,6 +618,7 @@
         if not hasattr(get_logger, 'console_handler4logger'):
             get_logger.console_handler4logger = {}
         if logger in get_logger.console_handler4logger:
+            get_logger.console_handler4logger[logger].close()
             logger.removeHandler(get_logger.console_handler4logger[logger])

         console_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.__stderr__)
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