What platform? If in Unix/Linux, just: cat /dev/null > postgres_logfile
or > postgres_logfile Most running programs don't like it when you delete a file with an open file handle but you it doesn't mind if you clear it on the fly. Not sure how to do this in a Windows environment. From: pgsql-admin-ow...@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-admin-ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Campbell, Lance Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:13 PM To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Subject: [ADMIN] How to clear log files PostgreSql:8.4.1 Is there a way for me to tell postgres to clear the log file. Example: I have log files created with names corresponding to the days of the week. This way they overwrite each other every week. When I deploy software enhancements I would like to clear the log file for the day without having to stop postgres. This way anything I see I know was after the deployment of my enhancements. I tried to just delete the file with postgres running. I found that it did not recreate the log file so I was forced to restart postgres. Is there a command that might clear a log file or force it to rotate? Thanks, Lance Campbell Software Architect/DBA/Project Manager Web Services at Public Affairs 217-333-0382
