hi,
use "cp /dev/null pqsql.log" to truncate the logfile "in place" and
free some space.
re, thies
Am 08.12.2005 um 23:26 schrieb Ed L.:
On Thursday December 8 2005 9:19 am, Oleg Bartunov wrote:
I'd do
echo > pgql.log
That won't free any space from an open file. You have to stop
postg
On Thursday December 8 2005 9:19 am, Oleg Bartunov wrote:
> I'd do
> echo > pgql.log
That won't free any space from an open file. You have to stop
postgresql first in order to close the file, or use log file
rotation and wait until it rotates out to a closed state.
Ed
>
>Oleg
>
> On Thu,
cat /dev/null > name_of_log_to_truncate
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Subject: [GENERAL] is it possible to delete the psql log while p
I'd do
echo > pgql.log
Oleg
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, gabor wrote:
hi,
i'd like to delete the postgresql log file
(resides in /var/log/pgsql/postgres),
because it has become too big.
can i simply delete the file while postgresql is running?
or do i have to stop postgresql first, and only delet
gabor schrieb:
hi,
i'd like to delete the postgresql log file
(resides in /var/log/pgsql/postgres),
because it has become too big.
can i simply delete the file while postgresql is running?
or do i have to stop postgresql first, and only delete the logfile after
that?
echo -n >postgresql.log
hi,
i'd like to delete the postgresql log file
(resides in /var/log/pgsql/postgres),
because it has become too big.
can i simply delete the file while postgresql is running?
or do i have to stop postgresql first, and only delete the logfile after
that?
thanks,
gabor
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> Note: on Linux I've had success with simply truncating the file using:
>
> : > [filename]
>
> This does free up the space used straightaway. Depending on the mode
> the file was opened with it may also reset the position the postmaster
> writes at.
Interesting hint, I'll try it next tim
On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 02:43:44PM +0100, Csaba Nagy wrote:
> Gabor,
>
> Short answer: you'll have to restart.
>
> Long answer:
> It depends a lot on your OS... on windows I bet you can't delete it, the
> OS will prevent you to do it (you'll get some error).
Note: on Linux I've had success with
Gabor,
Short answer: you'll have to restart.
Long answer:
It depends a lot on your OS... on windows I bet you can't delete it, the
OS will prevent you to do it (you'll get some error).
On Linux you can delete it, but the postgres server will still use it
even if you can't access it anymore (won't
hi,
i'd like to delete the postgresql log file
(resides in /var/log/pgsql/postgres),
because it has become too big.
can i simply delete the file while postres is running?
or do i have to stop postgres first, and only delete the logfile after that?
thanks,
gabor
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