Re: How do I view the logs?

Thank you,

That was what I was looking for.

Ends up it was /var/log/pgsql, which makes sense, but I somehow thought
I should be able to see the
data from pg_xlog, but I guess that data is not usefull, since I am not
into S&M. :-)

Guy

Steve Crawford wrote:

>An unfortunate problem - the word "log" is overloaded and can be either
>transaction logs or "system" logs.
>
>If you ended up looking at pg_xlog files, there is generally no need to view
>those - they will be gibberish to anyone other than a developer with
>masochistic tendencies.
>
>If you are looking for the "syslog" type of logs, check in postgresql.conf
>and see how the logging is performed. It can go to stdout, a file, or to the
>syslog facility. Once you have determined where your configuration is set to
>put your log files, look there. They are plain text files - use your favorite
>viewer.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve
>
>
>On Thursday 15 May 2003 8:24 am, Guy Fraser wrote:
>
>
>>Where are the logs?
>>
>>I have seen logfiles in the data directory as well as sytem tables, but
>>haven't figured out how to view them.
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Guy
>>
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