Re: PostgreSQL Logging

From: Mag Gam <magawake(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Logging
Date: 2005-12-24 17:40:32
Message-ID: 1cbd6f830512240940j61f121e2ve973aa1f3d14c560@mail.gmail.com
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Oliver:

Thanks for the reply!

I guess I can look into this....thanks

On 12/24/05, Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-12-23 at 10:15 -0500, Mag Gam wrote:
> > Is it possible to isolate logging for each individual database?
> > For example, lets say I have 3 databases: db1, db2, db3. And I want to
> > log db activity (statements, login/logout, etc..) db1, db2, db3 like
> > $PGDATA/db1, $PGDATA/db2, $PGDATA/db3, respectively.
> >
> > Currently everything is logged in $PGDATA/pg_log
>
> I don't think you can do it in PostgreSQL itself.
>
> I suggest this method:
>
> Configure PostgreSQL to log to standard output.
>
> When starting the postmaster, redirect standard output to a named
> pipe.
>
> Before you start PostgreSQL, start up a perl script to read the named
> pipe and write to appropriate logs.
>
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