Re: postgresql.conf file and logging questions

admin(at)usachurch(dot)com writes:
> 1. Where should the postgresql.conf file be to be recognized by the
> service on startup? currently, it is inside my $PGDATA directory but
> all of its contents are commented out.

That's the correct file. Uncomment anything you want to change.

> 2. I can't find any log files for postgres. Inside my /var/log/
> directory, there is an empty
> file called pgsql. What do I have to do to get it to log errors,
> etc.

If you want to use that file you could add "-l /var/log/pgsql" to the
pg_ctl start command in your PG startup script.

> Is there a difference between normal logging and syslog logging?

Yes, one goes to a file and the other to syslog ;-)

I'd recommend syslog on the whole, since you don't normally have to
worry about rotating logfiles when you use syslog.

regards, tom lane