Hi,
I've tested the following on git head. When changing log_destination
and reloading, the old destination file continues to be made, just not
populated with anything. That means at every file rotation, 2 files
are created.
For example:
log_destination = 'stderr'
I get this in my log directory:
postgresql-2018-08-14_131640.log
If I change it to csvlog and reload, I end up with:
0 -rw------- 1 thom thom 0 Aug 14 13:19 postgresql-2018-08-14_131900.log
4 -rw------- 1 thom thom 194 Aug 14 13:19 postgresql-2018-08-14_131900.csv
So I get the csv file, but it's still producing the .log file which
remains 0 bytes. The same happens in reverse. (i.e. I end up with an
empty .csv file and a populated .log file).
I expect the old file to stop being created.
What's also interesting is if I have log_destination set to 'csvlog',
then I restart, or stop then start the database manually, I still get
2 files, which contain:
postgresql-2018-08-14_132510.log:
2018-08-14 13:25:10 BST [21065]: [6-1] user=,db=,client= LOG: ending
log output to stderr
2018-08-14 13:25:10 BST [21065]: [7-1] user=,db=,client= HINT: Future
log output will go to log destination "csvlog".
postgresql-2018-08-14_132510.csv:
2018-08-14 13:25:10.626 BST,,,21065,,5b72ca26.5249,1,,2018-08-14
13:25:10 BST,,0,LOG,00000,"ending log output to stderr",,"Future log
output will go to log destination ""csvlog"".",,,,,,,""
2018-08-14 13:25:10.675 BST,,,21067,,5b72ca26.524b,1,,2018-08-14
13:25:10 BST,,0,LOG,00000,"database system was shut down at 2018-08-14
13:25:08 BST",,,,,,,,,""
2018-08-14 13:25:10.868 BST,,,21065,,5b72ca26.5249,2,,2018-08-14
13:25:10 BST,,0,LOG,00000,"database system is ready to accept
connections",,,,,,,,,""
Then I continue to get empty .log files:
0 -rw------- 1 thom thom 0 Aug 14 13:26 postgresql-2018-08-14_132600.log
0 -rw------- 1 thom thom 0 Aug 14 13:26 postgresql-2018-08-14_132600.csv
0 -rw------- 1 thom thom 0 Aug 14 13:27 postgresql-2018-08-14_132700.log
0 -rw------- 1 thom thom 0 Aug 14 13:27 postgresql-2018-08-14_132700.csv
0 -rw------- 1 thom thom 0 Aug 14 13:28 postgresql-2018-08-14_132800.log
4 -rw------- 1 thom thom 195 Aug 14 13:28 postgresql-2018-08-14_132800.csv
0 -rw------- 1 thom thom 0 Aug 14 13:29 postgresql-2018-08-14_132900.log
0 -rw------- 1 thom thom 0 Aug 14 13:29 postgresql-2018-08-14_132900.csv
This doesn't happen if log_destination is set to 'stderr'.
Regards
Thom
