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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index d9ebb9869f6..e05685dd92b 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.150 2007/10/09 18:14:01 neilc Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.151 2007/10/20 04:00:38 tgl Exp $ --> <chapter Id="runtime-config"> <title>Server Configuration</title> @@ -2299,6 +2299,25 @@ SELECT * FROM parent WHERE key = 2400; <varname>logging_collector</varname> must be enabled to generate CSV-format log output. </para> + + <note> + <para> + On most Unix systems, you will need to alter the configuration of + your system's <application>syslog</application> daemon in order + to make use of the <systemitem>syslog</systemitem> option for + <varname>log_destination</>. <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> + can log to <application>syslog</application> facilities + <literal>LOCAL0</> through <literal>LOCAL7</> (see <xref + linkend="guc-syslog-facility">), but the default + <application>syslog</application> configuration on most platforms + will discard all such messages. You will need to add something like +<programlisting> +local0.* /var/log/postgresql +</programlisting> + to the <application>syslog</application> daemon's configuration file + to make it work. + </para> + </note> </listitem> </varlistentry> |