Re: Logfile created when not needed?

> > If I configure log_destination='eventlog', and then
> > redirect_stderr='on', PostgreSQL will attempt to create a
> logfile in
> > pg_log anyway.
>
> So don't do that --- redirect_stderr is only sensible to turn
> on if you mean to use logging to stderr.

I don't. Normally. But I had it turned on, then changed log_destination
and forgot..

> The reason we don't attempt to enforce this is that
> log_destination is legal to change after startup, whereas we
> can't change redirect_stderr on-the-fly (because existing
> backends wouldn't have their stderr tied to the right place).

Ok. Fair 'nuf.

//Magnus