Re: Log files, how to rotate properly

From: Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Dave Cramer <Dave(at)micro-automation(dot)net>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Log files, how to rotate properly
Date: 2001-06-13 21:21:57
Message-ID: 01061317215708.00942@lowen.wgcr.org
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On Wednesday 13 June 2001 16:39, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Lamar Owen writes:
> > Use syslog. Syslog has many advantages:
> Disadvantage:

> Some messages will get lost.

I have yet to see a 'lost' syslog message here, in over three years.

Which is worse, though:
1.) An occasional lost log message;
2.) Downtime due to pulling down the entire server to rotate a log.

If syslog looses messages, let's try helping fix syslog rather than
recommending Yet Another Log Rotating Solution.
--
Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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