Re: How do I view the logs?

An unfortunate problem - the word "log" is overloaded and can be either
transaction logs or "system" logs.

If you ended up looking at pg_xlog files, there is generally no need to view
those - they will be gibberish to anyone other than a developer with
masochistic tendencies.

If you are looking for the "syslog" type of logs, check in postgresql.conf
and see how the logging is performed. It can go to stdout, a file, or to the
syslog facility. Once you have determined where your configuration is set to
put your log files, look there. They are plain text files - use your favorite
viewer.

Cheers,
Steve


On Thursday 15 May 2003 8:24 am, Guy Fraser wrote:
> Where are the logs?
>
> I have seen logfiles in the data directory as well as sytem tables, but
> haven't figured out how to view them.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Guy
>
>
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