Re: Logging

From: Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org>
To: "Anders R(dot) Sveen" <anderssv(at)stud(dot)ntnu(dot)no>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Logging
Date: 2000-11-20 19:57:41
Message-ID: 3A198235.AE3DF04E@wgcr.org
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"Anders R. Sveen" wrote:
> I've set my pg_options file to write log messages, but it only logs to
> /var/log/messages instead of /var/log/postgresql wich remains empty.

> Why is that and how can i change it? Maybe it's a sylog question, but
> beeing new to it and all i can't really figure things out.

You need to edit /etc/syslog.conf to direct the output of PostgreSQL to
the file you wish to hold the log. The facility used by default in
7.0.3 is local0, so a line:
local0.* /var/log/postgresql
will do what you expect.
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Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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