On 2014/03/26 20:23, Jan Stary wrote: > I am trying to setup syslog logging > for a postgresql 9.3.2 server on current/amd64. > All goes well except, the postgresql server seems > to not notice whan the log rotates via newsyslog. > > /var/postgresql/logfile 600 100 * @T00 Z > > When this happens, no fourther messages are logged; > as if the server hasn't noticed that the logfile > got rotated under its feet. Sending HUP only makes > the server reread configuration, not reopen logfiles. > > Is someone using syslog for postgresql, > and rotating without this problem? > > Jan >
The default logging is done by a redirection in pg_ctl (which is used by the rc.d script to start the daemon). So signalling the postgresql daemon won't do anything to help. I think what you're probably looking for is "log_destination = 'syslog'".
