[GENERAL] Why are there pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd error_log ? (Postgres 8.3.7 on CentOS 5)

Hi. I just found pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd log and am really confused. Has anybody seen this before? My syslog.conf does not mention the httpd error_log. How did the errors get in there? # grep pg_dump /var/log/httpd/error_log pg_dump: [archiver] could not open output file:

Re: [GENERAL] Why are there pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd error_log ? (Postgres 8.3.7 on CentOS 5)

Thank you for your replies. We don't have a CMS and none of our PHP scripts call pg_dump so I am concerned about the security of our system. On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Russell Smith mr-r...@pws.com.au wrote: Aleksey Tsalolikhin wrote: # grep pg_dump /var/log/httpd/error_log pg_dump:

Re: [GENERAL] Why are there pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd error_log ? (Postgres 8.3.7 on CentOS 5)

Aleksey Tsalolikhin escribió: Hi. I just found pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd log and am really confused. Has anybody seen this before? Somebody may have tried to abuse some PHP script or similar? -- Alvaro Herrerahttp://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The

Re: [GENERAL] Why are there pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd error_log ? (Postgres 8.3.7 on CentOS 5)

postgres throws exceptions and outputs errors to STDERR httpd.conf logs stderr to logs/error.log # # ErrorLog: The location of the error log file. # If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a VirtualHost # container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be # logged here.

Re: [GENERAL] Why are there pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd error_log ? (Postgres 8.3.7 on CentOS 5)

Aleksey Tsalolikhin wrote: Hi. I just found pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd log and am really confused. Has anybody seen this before? are you running some some of CMS or whatever that uses Postgres? Does it have a backup feature? or phppgadmin, perhaps? My syslog.conf does not

Re: [GENERAL] Why are there pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd error_log ? (Postgres 8.3.7 on CentOS 5)

Aleksey Tsalolikhin wrote: Hi. I just found pg_dump errors in my Apache httpd log and am really confused. Has anybody seen this before? My syslog.conf does not mention the httpd error_log. How did the errors get in there? # grep pg_dump /var/log/httpd/error_log pg_dump: [archiver]