Re: Whait is the $PGDATA/data/pg_log file use for?

On 8 May 2001, at 7:13, Raymond Chui wrote:

> What is the $PGDATA/data/pg_log file use for?
> Is it a logical log file file? I see that file grow very big.
> Can I do `cat /dev/null > $PGDATA/data/pg_log`
> reduce it to zero size once a while? Or is there other

DON'T!!!!!
That file is the transaction log... it is VITAL for the consistency of
the DB.
Consider that as a part of the DB itself, together with other files
under /data, and let postgres handle it with its means...


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