Can you move the logfile then touch the original file to create an empty
one?
*shrug* just an idea :-)
-Mitch
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Hermit Hacker" <scrappy@hub.org>
To: <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 10:59 AM
Subject: [ADMIN] [7.0.2] rotating log files ...
>
> can someone recommend on how to rotate the following log files without
> having to stop/start the server?
>
> postgres 85333 pgsql 1w VREG 13,131084 995 762037
/pgsql/logs/postmaster.5432.61308
> postgres 85333 pgsql 2w VREG 13,131084 316501241 762038
/pgsql/logs/5432.61308
>
> its the 316meg one and growing that I'm more interested in doing,
obviously ...
>
> I'm starting my postmaster as:
>
> #!/bin/tcsh
> setenv PORT 5432
> setenv POSTMASTER /pgsql/bin/postmaster
> unlimit
> ${POSTMASTER} -B 384 -N 192 \
> -o "-F -o /pgsql/logs/${PORT}.$$ -S 32768" \
> -i -p ${PORT} -D/pgsql/data >&
/pgsql/logs/postmaster.${PORT}.$$ &
>
> where I was hoping that the '-o /pgsql/logs/${PORT}.$$' would create a
> 'per postgres process' log file, but $$ is taking on the PID of the parent
> process, not the children ...
>
> suggestions?
>
> Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick:
Scrappy
> Systems Administrator @ hub.org
> primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary:
scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org
>
>