On 18 August 2010 11:34, Amit Soni <get.amitsoni@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry for not stating this earlier. It's possible for me to have ~20GB of
> logs in one day. So, per day rotation is not the best option here. And since
> limiting the size of the file is only possible when we use some time related
> pattern in the filename (which I should have deduced from
> "log_truncate_on_rotation" not working on the size driven rotation), I see
> the chances of getting what I need as very slim.
> Any other suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks & Regards,
> Amit
>
Just change it so that it wraps after an hour then:
log_filename to "postgresql-%M.log"
log_rotation_age to 1
log_rotation_size to 0
log_truncate_on_rotation to on
Or just go back to "postgresql.log" and use a separate log rotator to
do the task for you, like logrotate.
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Thom Brown
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