Tom Lane wrote: > "Chris Hoover" <revoohc@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > I just ran this for several minutes and have about an 11MB trace file. Is > > there anything particular you want to see? > > > Also, is the data in the file deciferable or have actual database data in > > it? The reason I ask, is that I work under HIPPA regulations, so I can't > > release anything if it has potential personal/patient data in it. > > Yeah, you probably want to strip out the data portion of any read() or > write() calls shown in the trace. > > BTW, I forgot to ask for timestamp information in the trace --- if you > didn't use -t please do it over. It might be possible to get strace > to skip the read/write data by itself so you don't have to do it > manually, but I don't see anything obvious in its help output. strace -s0 That'll cut any strings though, not only for read/writes. You'll still get file names. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support