Re: HD is flooded by Error Log info

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On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:58:36 -0500
Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 04:50:45PM +0000, Richard Huxton wrote:
> > Surely this is what logrotate and syslog-ng etc are for. This is a
> > sysadmin problem not a DBA problem - any service can generate a lot
> > of logs.
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> Yes. But some have complained those things aren't Postgres-centric
> enough. I don't see how, but some have argued strongly. So I say, if
> there's a demand, I've no objection to an add-on product (which could
> be especially relevant if we get something like CPgAN); but not
> anything like additional extensions to the existing logging
> infrastructure (what is there is nice, because it provides things
> that the poastmaster alone may know; but additions would be gilding
> the lily, except with pyrites).

The only argument I have ever heard that seemed like a realistic issue
with using logrotate or syslog was tgl's. You can loose data in the log
when rotating if you aren't using the PostgreSQL logging facility.

Other than that I think our current logging situation is a bit
ridiculous. [1]

Joshua D. Drake

[1]
http://www.commandprompt.com/blogs/joshua_drake/2007/11/postgresql_logging_time_for_a_change/

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