Re: How to obtain the real problem that avoids postgresql

However, if you then rotate the logs, you end up with space that won't be
reclaimed until the postmaster is restarted. I guess this is why people use
syslog.

On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 03:12:29PM +1100, Craig O'Shannessy wrote:
> I think this is a pretty serious shortcoming of the standard
> /etc/init.d/postgresql script, it sends all output (std. out AND error to
> /dev/null).
>
> You should have a line something like this
>
> su -l postgres -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/pg_ctl -D $PGDATA -p /usr/bin/postmaster -o '-p ${PGPORT}' start > /var/log/postgres.log 2>&1" < /dev/null
>
> You can see where I have replaced the "> /dev/null" with "> /var/log/postgres.log"
>
> You would want to do this first, before attempting to start postgres, so
>
>
> [root(at)somebox /#] vi /etc/init.d/postgresql
> [root(at)somebox /#] touch /var/log/postgres.log
> [root(at)somebox /#] chown postgres /var/log/postgres.log
> [root(at)somebox /#] /etc/init.d/postgresql start
>
> Now, when it fails, you will get decent logging in /var/log/postgres.log
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Craig
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Netto wrote:
>
> > Hi all,...
> > I'd like to know where can I get information about what is happening to
> > postgresql so it can't be started...
> >
> > all I get is:
> > Starting postgresql service: [FAILED]
> >
> > Is there any log file, or a way to start the database with a kind of -v
> > (verbose) option??
> > Or maybe any configuration parameter to modify on postgresql files,...
> >
> > Any suggestion will help a lot!
> >
> > That's it...
> > Thanks!
> > Netto
> >
> >
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