--- ./logrotate.c.orig	2008-09-03 10:32:34.000000000 +0200
+++ ./logrotate.c	2008-09-03 10:32:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ int prerotateSingleLog(struct logInfo *l
 			rotNames->dirName, rotNames->baseName, dext_str, fileext);
 	sprintf(destFile, "%s%s", rotNames->finalName, compext);
 	if (!stat(destFile, &fst_buf)) {
-	    message(MESS_DEBUG,
+	    message(MESS_ERROR,
 		    "destination %s already exists, skipping rotation\n",
 		    rotNames->firstRotated);
 	    hasErrors = 1;