pgauditlogtofile
pgauditlogtofile
pgauditlogtofile : pgAudit addon to redirect audit log to an independent file
Overview
| ID | Extension | Package | Version | Category | License | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7120 | pgauditlogtofile | pgauditlogtofile | 1.8.3 | SEC | PostgreSQL | C |
| Attribute | Has Binary | Has Library | Need Load | Has DDL | Relocatable | Trusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
--sLd-r | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes | no |
| Relationships | |
|---|---|
| See Also | pgaudit pg_auth_mon logerrors pg_permissions login_hook set_user pg_drop_events table_log |
Packages
| Type | Repo | Version | PG Major Compatibility | Package Pattern | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXT | PGDG | 1.8.3 | 18 17 16 15 14 | pgauditlogtofile | - |
| RPM | PGDG | 1.8.3 | 18 17 16 15 14 | pgauditlogtofile_$v | - |
| DEB | PGDG | 1.8.3 | 18 17 16 15 14 | postgresql-$v-pgauditlogtofile | - |
| Linux / PG | PG18 | PG17 | PG16 | PG15 | PG14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
el8.x86_64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
el8.aarch64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
el9.x86_64 | PGDG 1.8.3 | PGDG 1.8.3 | PGDG 1.8.3 | PGDG 1.8.3 | PGDG 1.8.3 |
el9.aarch64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
el10.x86_64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
el10.aarch64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
d12.x86_64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
d12.aarch64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
d13.x86_64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
d13.aarch64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
u22.x86_64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
u22.aarch64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
u24.x86_64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
u24.aarch64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
u26.x86_64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
u26.aarch64 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 | PGDG 1.8.4 |
Source
Install
Make sure PGDG repo available:
pig repo add pgdg -u # add pgdg repo and update cacheInstall this extension with pig:
pig install pgauditlogtofile; # install via package name, for the active PG version
pig install pgauditlogtofile -v 18; # install for PG 18
pig install pgauditlogtofile -v 17; # install for PG 17
pig install pgauditlogtofile -v 16; # install for PG 16
pig install pgauditlogtofile -v 15; # install for PG 15
pig install pgauditlogtofile -v 14; # install for PG 14Config this extension to shared_preload_libraries:
shared_preload_libraries = 'pgauditlogtofile';Create this extension with:
CREATE EXTENSION pgauditlogtofile;Usage
pgauditlogtofile: Redirect pgAudit logs to an independent file
pgauditlogtofile is an addon to pgAudit that redirects audit log lines to a separate file instead of the PostgreSQL server log, with automatic rotation support.
CREATE EXTENSION pgauditlogtofile;Configuration Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
pgaudit.log_format | csv | Output format: csv or json |
pgaudit.log_directory | log | Directory for audit files (empty disables) |
pgaudit.log_filename | audit-%Y%m%d_%H%M.log | Filename pattern (supports time patterns) |
pgaudit.log_file_mode | 0600 | File permissions for audit logs |
pgaudit.log_rotation_age | 1440 | Rotation interval in minutes (1 day) |
pgaudit.log_connections | off | Log connection events (requires log_connections = on) |
pgaudit.log_disconnections | off | Log disconnection events (requires log_disconnections = on) |
pgaudit.log_autoclose_minutes | 0 | Auto-close file handler after N minutes of inactivity |
pgaudit.log_execution_time | off | Measure statement execution time |
pgaudit.log_execution_memory | off | Measure memory footprint of statements |
Setup
Add to postgresql.conf:
shared_preload_libraries = 'pgaudit, pgauditlogtofile'
pgaudit.log_directory = 'log'
pgaudit.log_filename = 'audit-%Y%m%d_%H%M.log'
pgaudit.log_rotation_age = 1440Audit entries are written to the separate file while server logs remain clean.
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