Re: Best Tool for PostgreSQL Auditing and Storing Audit Logs Separately

Hi Kenan,

Thanks for the quick response.

Thanks
Vijay

On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM KENAN ÇİFTÇİ <kciftci89(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> You can use pgaudit and pgauditlogtofile extension (
> https://github.com/fmbiete/pgauditlogtofile) together to write audit logs
> in a separate file.
>
> yours,
>
> Kenan Çiftçi
>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM vijay patil <vijay(dot)postgres(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> We are exploring auditing solutions for our PostgreSQL database and are
>> considering using pgaudit for this purpose. However, we have a few
>> questions:
>>
>> 1.
>>
>> *What is the best tool for auditing PostgreSQL databases?*
>> -
>>
>> We are specifically looking for a solution that offers detailed
>> auditing capabilities and is compatible with our setup.
>> 2.
>>
>> *Can we store the audit information separately from PostgreSQL logs
>> if we decide to use pgaudit?*
>> -
>>
>> We would prefer to keep the audit logs in a separate file or
>> location for easier management and analysis.
>>
>>
>> We appreciate any help or suggestions!
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Vijay
>>
>