Re: syslog: log line length?

Michael Monnerie wrote:
> On Freitag, 29. Juni 2007 Michael Monnerie wrote:
> > I have most entries split over several lines:
> >
> > Jun 29 19:56:40 db.xxx.xxx postgres[10640]: [5-1] DB=XXX U=XXX
> > H=1.1.1.1 16854186.2190 idleLOG:  Verbindungsende: Sitzungszeit:
> > 0:01:22.10 Jun 29 19:56:40 db.xxx.xxx postgres[10640]: [5-2]
> > Benutzer=xxx Datenbank=xxxx Host=1.1.1.1 port=23640
> >
> > Is it possible to tell postgres to split entries only after 200
> > chars, not already at about 80? 200 should fit most log lines into
> > one entry.

Postgres does not split entries.  They are split by infelicities in the
underlying facilities used (pipes).  There's ongoing work to fix this
problem.  In the meantime, I think you could work around it by using
syslog instead of redirect_stderr.

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