Manuel Trujillo <manueltrujillo(at)dorna(dot)es> writes:
> I've got compiled a postgresql-7.1.3 into a Debian Sid box (linux). All
> works fine, but sometimes, when I go to look the log, this is set to
> "zero", is empty. The postgresql don't write anything into it file.
Bit of a stretch, but: is it possible you have things configured to send
log output to syslog, instead of stderr?
Do you ever get any log output, or does it only fail some of the time?
regards, tom lane