# rds-postgresql-logs-to-cloudwatch
<a name="rds-postgresql-logs-to-cloudwatch"></a>

Checks if an Amazon PostgreSQL DB instance is configured to publish logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. The rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if the DB instance is not configured to publish logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. 



**Identifier:** RDS\$1POSTGRESQL\$1LOGS\$1TO\$1CLOUDWATCH

**Resource Types:** AWS::RDS::DBInstance

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**Amazon Web Services Region:** All supported Amazon regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary) Region

**Parameters:**

logTypes (Optional)Type: CSV  
Comma-separated list of log types to be published to CloudWatch Logs. Valid values are: 'postgresql', 'upgrade'. Default value is 'postgresql'.

## Amazon CloudFormation template
<a name="w2aac20c16c17b7e1269c19"></a>

To create Amazon Config managed rules with Amazon CloudFormation templates, see [Creating Amazon Config Managed Rules With Amazon CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).