Lee Joramo <lee(dot)list(at)joramo(dot)com> writes:
> I have looked for a proper log file, and can find own. On inspecting the
> startup script it looks like postmaster is being involved with the
> following command:
>
> su -l postgres -c '/usr/bin/postmaster -i -S -D/var/lib/pgsql'
-S suppresses all log output, so first you need to get rid of that.
A more useful startup script would go like
su -l postgres -c \
'/usr/bin/postmaster -i -D/var/lib/pgsql >/path/to/logfile 2>&1 &'
Note the trailing & to get it to run in background --- you need that
when you don't use -S.
regards, tom lane