Re: [ADMIN] syslog slowing the database? - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [ADMIN] syslog slowing the database?
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Msg-id 15549.1078978181@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [ADMIN] syslog slowing the database?  (Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
Responses Re: [ADMIN] syslog slowing the database?  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au> writes:
>> You could also consider not using syslog at all: let the postmaster
>> output to its stderr, and pipe that into a log-rotation program.
>> I believe some people use Apache's log rotator for this with good
>> results.

> Not an option I'm afraid.  PostgreSQL just jams and stops logging after
> the first rotation...

I know some people use this in production.  Dunno what went wrong in
your test, but it can be made to work.

            regards, tom lane

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