Re: Log rotation

On Sunday 14 March 2004 12:19, Tom Lane wrote:
> Fernando Nasser <fnasser(at)redhat(dot)com> writes:
> > Lamar Owen wrote:
> >> Third, it seems that you don't have enough profiling data to support
> >> a 'syslog is bad' position.
> >
> > That is true. It is from hearsay, from people who run production
> > environments. It may be a belief based on old experiences though.
>
> I think it's pretty well established that syslog sucks for high log
> volume if you run it in the mode where it fsyncs its log after every
> message. But I don't believe we have any data that says it's a problem
> even if you avoid that pitfall.
>

Yep. The other basic thing I recomend is putting syslog/log output on a
different disk than where your data goes. Maybe not proactical for everyone,
but not a big deal for "enterprise" level users (which was the op's target
audience)

Robert Treat
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