[MonetDB-users] db log shrink

Is there any method, besides restarting the database, of shrinking the sql log file?

When I am performing a large set of large inserts (via COPY INTO) the log file gets very large. I wish there was a way to cycle the log file.

Also during these large batches of inserts the database server becomes less and less responsive until I am forced to restart the server. Upon restart and the normal recovery monet returns to a very responsive state.