how can I change the logfile permssions for postgresql 8.4?

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I see that there is a log_file_mode that was introduced in either 9.0 or 9.1, but it is not available for PG 8.4. How to people manage to give access to the logfiles to users other than the postgres user?

(I'm on RHEL 6.3)

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '13 at 02:59

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Options include:

Upgrading
A cron job that does a chmod of the logs
Logging to syslog and using syslog facilities to control log access

answered Jul 01 '13 at 02:59

Craig Ringer

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how can I change the logfile permssions for postgresql 8.4?

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