Re: where postgres 8.1.8 log messages go - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

Don't forget to copy back to the list - Reply To All is your friend ;)<br /><br /> This is my configuration:<br /><br
/>log_directory = '/var/log/endeavour/pgsql'              # Directory where log files are written<br /><br /> Note the
singlequotes, not double - this could be your problem.<br /><br /> Also note that /var/log/messages is a file, not a
directory. PostgreSQL will write it's own log files.<br /> If you want to use a specific log file, use log_filename in
conjunctionwith log_directory - but note that syslog uses /var/log/messages so don't use that or it'll get syslog
confused.<br/> You can log to syslog as well, if that's what you want to do.  Read that manual page some more.<br /><br
/>I would also not put the log files in /var/log - at least make a subdirectory like /var/log/pgsql.<br /> I've known
built-inLinux rotate and compress scripts to play havoc with PostgreSQL by rotating and compressing it's logs while
it'strying to use them, when they're in /var/log.<br /><br /> Andy.<br /><br /> jing han wrote: <blockquote
cite="mid710787.90612.qm@web53511.mail.yahoo.com"type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hi Andy,
 

Thanks for the  information. I tried to add

log_destination = "/var/log/messages"

into postgresql.conf, then I started database server, I found that db server throwed the following error message:

FATAL:  syntax error in file "/var/nm2/postgresql.conf" line 130, near token """

Can you tell me the syntax for this?

The document said that " This option can be set at server start or in the          postgresql.conf configuration
file.",If set at server start,
 
what is the option for this pramater? (for example: -D  is for the database file directory)

Thank you for your help.


jing
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Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] where postgres 8.1.8 log messages go

Wherever you want them to.
In your postgresql.conf file, review the "logging" section.

The following will help you:

<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/runtime-config-logging.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/runtime-config-logging.html</a>

Andy.

jing han wrote: </pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hello,

I have a question about postgres log messages. postgres 7.2.3 log messages go to /var/log/messages file, postgres 8.1.8
logmessages do not go to /var/log/messages, so where they go?
 

Any feedback will be appreciated.


jing




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