Re: BUG #1531: rotated log truncation broken

Markus Bertheau wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 1531
> Logged by: Markus Bertheau
> Email address: twanger(at)bluetwanger(dot)de
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.1
> Operating system: Linux FC3
> Description: rotated log truncation broken
> Details:
>
> The log truncation is broken for me. It works as advertised, and I follow
> the argumentation behind it, but for my scenario it is not working:
>
> I use the computer only in work hours; it's shut down in the night.
>
> I use the standard log rotation thing that is set up in the RPM distributed
> by the PGDG.
>
> My logs are not truncated because postgres was not running when the time
> based rotation occurs.

You probably want to look at the "anacron" package - should be installed
by default. Designed for just this sort of thing.

You should find if you log to syslog it's already rotating those files.

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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd