pgauditlogtofile
pgAudit addon to redirect audit log to an independent file
Overview
| Package | Version | Category | License | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
pgauditlogtofile | 1.8.3 | SEC | PostgreSQL | C |
| ID | Extension | Bin | Lib | Load | Create | Trust | Reloc | Schema |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7120 | pgauditlogtofile | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | - |
| Related | pgaudit pg_auth_mon logerrors pg_permissions login_hook set_user pg_drop_events table_log |
|---|
Version
| Type | Repo | Version | PG Ver | Package | Deps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXT | PGDG | 1.8.3 | 1817161514 | pgauditlogtofile | - |
| RPM | PGDG | 1.8.3 | 1817161514 | pgauditlogtofile_$v | - |
| DEB | PGDG | 1.8.3 | 1817161514 | postgresql-$v-pgauditlogtofile | - |
Install
You can install pgauditlogtofile directly. First, make sure the PGDG repository is added and enabled:
pig repo add pgdg -u # Add PGDG repo and update cache
Install the extension using pig or apt/yum/dnf:
pig install pgauditlogtofile; # Install for current active PG version
pig ext install -y pgauditlogtofile -v 18 # PG 18
pig ext install -y pgauditlogtofile -v 17 # PG 17
pig ext install -y pgauditlogtofile -v 16 # PG 16
pig ext install -y pgauditlogtofile -v 15 # PG 15
pig ext install -y pgauditlogtofile -v 14 # PG 14
dnf install -y pgauditlogtofile_18 # PG 18
dnf install -y pgauditlogtofile_17 # PG 17
dnf install -y pgauditlogtofile_16 # PG 16
dnf install -y pgauditlogtofile_15 # PG 15
dnf install -y pgauditlogtofile_14 # PG 14
apt install -y postgresql-18-pgauditlogtofile # PG 18
apt install -y postgresql-17-pgauditlogtofile # PG 17
apt install -y postgresql-16-pgauditlogtofile # PG 16
apt install -y postgresql-15-pgauditlogtofile # PG 15
apt install -y postgresql-14-pgauditlogtofile # PG 14
Preload:
shared_preload_libraries = 'pgauditlogtofile';
Create Extension:
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 = 1440
Audit entries are written to the separate file while server logs remain clean.
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