> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 June 2004 15:32 > To: Dave Page > Cc: Andreas Pflug; PostgreSQL Development > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] serverlog function (log_destination file) > > > If I were trying to solve Andreas' problem, I'd pipe stderr > to some program that stores recent log output in a file that > I know the location of and can read from the hypothetical > log-grabber function. Actually I don't see that there's any > need to involve Postgres itself in this issue at all --- > seems like the only agreement needed is between the GUI and > the postmaster launching script about where the log file is.
Thanks Tom. I wonder if we (the pgAdmin team) finally need to bite the proverbial bullet and write a helper daemon that can allow access to logs as well as config files and pg_ctl etc. as an optional extra component. Regards, Dave. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend