Re: Database logging.... Recycle server logs ???

From: "codeWarrior" <GPatnude(at)adelphia(dot)net>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Database logging.... Recycle server logs ???
Date: 2003-01-13 21:40:10
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"Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote in message
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> "codeWarrior" <GPatnude(at)adelphia(dot)net> writes:
> > I noticed that the server generated logfile gets real big real fast --
(15
> > queries and it's already at 1.5MB) -- Is there a switch / option to
recycle
> > the server logs periodically ???
>
> The recommended procedure is not to use pg_ctl's -l switch, but to pipe
> output from it into a log-rotating script. The rotatelogs script from
> the Apache distribution works well, or you can roll your own. See
>
http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.3/postgres/logfile-maintena
nce.html
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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Thanks Tom -- Of course -- I located that section of the manual immediately
after my post... I will use logrotate....

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