Re: Out of space

"Tom Bakken" <tom(dot)bakken(at)tx(dot)usda(dot)gov> writes:
> Here's the situation:
> [root(at)linux04 init.d]# cd /var/lib/pgsql/data/
> [root(at)linux04 data]# ls -l
> total 1494316
> -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 4 Jun 21 2001 PG_VERSION
> drwx------ 6 postgres postgres 4096 Sep 17 2003 base
> drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4096 Oct 27 13:40 global
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7640 Jun 29 2001 h
> -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 9070 Mar 2 10:56 pg_hba.conf
> -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 1118 Jun 21 2001 pg_ident.conf
> -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 1528630320 Apr 7 14:26 pg_log
> drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4096 Apr 7 14:26 pg_xlog
> -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 3137 Jun 21 2001 postgresql.conf
> -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 52 Apr 7 14:26 postmaster.opts
> [root(at)linux04 data]# ls -l pg_xlog/
> total 16404
> -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 16777216 Apr 7 12:14 000000010000001E

> I do have a limited amount of space in the partition but I'd like to get =
> rid of more. Just not sure what to delete if anything.

Hm, what is that pg_log file? It's not part of the normal Postgres
fileset. Is it perhaps just the postmaster's stderr output? If so,
you're in luck: truncate that as you see fit, and you'll have some
breathing room.

regards, tom lane