Re: [ADMIN] Size of logfiles

2007-05-23 Thread Peter Elmers
Hi! Just for other users who might have the same question: With default settings, postgres writes 3 WAL files. Each of them has the size of 16 mb. They are located at the data directory within the subdirectory pg_xlog. Cheers, Peter Am 22.05.2007 um 21:22 schrieb Peter Elmers: Hi Chri

Re: [ADMIN] Size of logfiles

2007-05-22 Thread Peter Elmers
Hi Chris, Thanks for your fast reply. Indeed i ment the normal logfiles. But you point me to another question: I am just reading the manual regarding WAL, but until now, i found no hint about the default setting for the redo-logs(WAL). Can you give me a hint? Thanks, Peter Am 21.05.20

Re: [ADMIN] Size of logfiles

2007-05-22 Thread Peter Elmers
Hi Peter, Thank you for your fast reply. Yes, indeed i ment the normal error- logfiles. But if i start postgres with "-l" what duration does the logfiles have? Thanks, Peter Am 21.05.2007 um 16:42 schrieb Peter Eisentraut: Am Montag, 21. Mai 2007 15:38 schrieb Peter Elmers: I have searc

Re: [ADMIN] Size of logfiles

2007-05-21 Thread Chris Browne
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Elmers) writes: > I have searched the web and am sorry to say that i found nothing > about the default behavior of the log files of postgres. > > Can anyone tell me when postgres will delete the logfiles or what > postgres automatically do with them? Can you be a bit more

Re: [ADMIN] Size of logfiles

2007-05-21 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Am Montag, 21. Mai 2007 15:38 schrieb Peter Elmers: > I have searched the web and am sorry to say that i found nothing > about the default behavior of the log files of postgres. That's easy: By default, postgres doesn't write a log file. There are about half a dozen ways to set this up, though.