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

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
>