Re: postgres log file - Mailing list pgsql-general

From surabhi.ahuja
Subject Re: postgres log file
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Msg-id 967CFC4343BF2A4DAFACD026D33DC85118EC99@jal.iiitb.ac.in
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In response to postgres log file  ("surabhi.ahuja" <surabhi.ahuja@iiitb.ac.in>)
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 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 ..
 
thanks,
regards
Surabhi
 


From: Richard Huxton [mailto:dev@archonet.com]
Sent: Tue 11/29/2005 5:40 PM
To: surabhi.ahuja
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] postgres log file

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surabhi.ahuja wrote:
>  hi
> I start postmaster by giving the following command

> /usr/bin/pg_ctl -w -l postgreslog -D $PGDATA -p /usr/bin/postmaster -o '-p ${PGPORT}' start

> however nothing gets looged in postgrelog.

> if i see postgreslog it shows me only this:
> LOG:  logger shutting down
> LOG:  logger shutting down

Does the PostgreSQL server process have permission to write to the file
"postgrelog" in whatever directory this is?

Normally you'd create a directory owned by user postgres (e.g.
/var/log/postgresql) and then log to a file in that directory.

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd


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