Re: rotatelog / logrotate with PostgreSQL

Well, I've found the syslog facility to be noticeable slower than
rotatelogs with pgsql doing its own logging.  So that's why I do it the
rotatelogs way.  Choice is good.

On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Gaetano Mendola wrote:

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> > Howdy:
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> > Running PostgreSQL 7.2.1 on RedHat Linux 7.2 kernel 2.4.7.
> >
> > Can someone send an example of how they have the
> > logrotate / rotatelog script working with PostgreSQL?
> > I'm looking at a few things and I can't seem to
> > get it to work.
>
> Hi, I seen a lot of reply, but I don't understand why all
> of us should crambling on the mirror for resolve a tipical
> problem already well solved on Linux box?
>
> Anyway how alread I suggested times ago the following
> way ( why don't put this in the documentation or in
> the FAQ ? ):
>
>
> Insert in your postgresql.conf the following lines:
>
> # File postgresql.conf
> syslog = 2
> syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
> syslog_ident = 'postgres'
>
> Create a file postgres under your  /etc/logrotate/postgres
> ( the path depend on your installation )
>
> #File postgres
> /var/log/postgresql.log {
>     compress
>     rotate 2
>     size=10000k
>     create 0664 postgres postgres
>     daily
>     postrotate
>         /usr/bin/killall -HUP syslogd
>     endscript
> }
>
> Take a look at the option that you need.
>
> in the syslog.conf add the following lines:
>
> # Save postgresql logs
> LOCAL0.*   /var/log/postgresql.log
>
>
> be sure that the file /var/log/postgresql.log is owned by
> postgres.
>
>
> Send a SIGHUP to postmaster and syslog after that setting.
> For test if the logrotate is working well force a rotation:
>
>
> $> logrotate -f /etc/logrotate/postgres
>
>
> Ciao
> Gaetano
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