Re: current log file removal

The ordinary log rotation should do.

These are the default settings (therefore commented with a # in
postgresql.conf):

#log_rotation_age = 1d                  # Automatic rotation of logfiles
will
                                        # happen after that time.  0
disables.
#log_rotation_size = 10MB               # Automatic rotation of logfiles
will
                                        # happen after that much log
output.
                                        # 0 disables.

So your log files will not exceed 10 MB.

Of course, you can to this manually as well. Just rename the current
logfile,  a new one will be created.

Then gzip or bzip2 or xz the old one.

Am 26.11.20 um 14:40 schrieb Yambu:
> Hi
>
> How can I safely remove the log file that is being used currently and
> zip it without interfering with the postgres server?
>
> We are running out of space on the server and the logs are eating a
> lot of space, we need to zip them without first stopping the server.
>
> regards

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