Re: postgres log file

how do i "Use the syslog daemon to record your logs."

thanks,
regards
Surabhi

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From: Richard Huxton [mailto:dev(at)archonet(dot)com]
Sent: Thu 12/1/2005 3:07 PM
To: surabhi.ahuja
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] postgres log file

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surabhi.ahuja wrote:
> the postgreslog has permission - 777, so anyone is able to write in it.
> that s why it is atleast showing
>
>> LOG: logger shutting down
>
> but i want more logging to be done ..how can it be done ..

Oh - I thought the message was being echoed to STDERR. You'll still want
to setup a directory to store the log-files in, otherwise they can't be
rotated. Create /var/log/postgresql and make sure it's owned by the
"postgres" user (or whoever the db runs as) and is only writable by that
user.

Anyway, as far as I can see, this message is only produced when there is
no database process for the logger to read from (see file
backend/postmaster/syslogger.c about line 360).

This implies the system itself is shutting down. Are you still having
problems with your custom startup script?

Two things I'd consider:
1. Install from a package (8.1 should be available for most platforms now).
2. Use the syslog daemon to record your logs.

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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd