Re: using syslog to capture RAISE notices - Mailing list pgsql-general
From | Dan Langille |
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Subject | Re: using syslog to capture RAISE notices |
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Msg-id | 20020311220821.826653F45@bast.unixathome.org Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: using syslog to capture RAISE notices (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>) |
List | pgsql-general |
That was it. Thank you. syslog = 2 # range 0-2 For those using FreeBSD, the configuration file is: /usr/local/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf and HUP the running postmaster after your change. Thanks Bruce. On 11 Mar 2002 at 16:33, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Yes, use postgresql.conf: > > #syslog = 0 # range 0-2 > #syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0' > #syslog_ident = 'postgres' > > Set syslog to 1 or 2. Remove # comment character. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Dan Langille wrote: > > I compiled with the default FreeBSD install: > > > > CONFIGURE_ARGS= --enable-locale --enable-syslog --with-CXX \ > > --docdir=${PREFIX}/share/doc --with- > > libdir=${LOCALBASE}/lib \ > > --with-includes=${LOCALBASE}/include > > > > What's this Use_syslog? Is that a user configurable item? > > I am seeing nothing in syslog. The raise is working: > > > > test=# CREATE FUNCTION test() returns int8 AS ' > > test'# BEGIN > > test'# raise DEBUG \'this is dan raising a notice\'; > > test'# RETURN 1; > > test'# END > > test'# ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; > > CREATE > > test=# select test(); > > test > > ------ > > 1 > > (1 row) > > > > test=# > > > > On 11 Mar 2002 at 15:46, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > > > > > Strange. I see this in 7.2 elog.c: > > > > > > #ifdef ENABLE_SYSLOG > > > /* Write to syslog, if enabled */ > > > if (Use_syslog >= 1) > > > { > > > int syslog_level; > > > > > > switch (lev) > > > { > > > case DEBUG: > > > syslog_level = LOG_DEBUG; > > > break; > > > case NOTICE: > > > syslog_level > > > > > > I assume you compiled with syslog enabled by configure? Are you seeing > > > anything in syslog or are you just lacking the plpgsql RAISE? > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---- > > > > > > Dan Langille wrote: > > > > Can syslog be configured to capture RAISE messages? > > > > > > > > Reading http://www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?plpgsql- > > > > description.html#PLPGSQL-DESCRIPTION-ABORTING-AND-MESSAGES, I know > > > > how to raise an exception, notice, or debug message. But I've been > > > > unable to get those messages logged via syslog. > > > > > > > > I have this in syslog.conf: > > > > > > > > *.debug;*.notice;kern.debug;lpr.info;mail.crit;news.err > > > > /var/log/messages > > > > > > > > Here is the test routine I've used: > > > > > > > > DROP FUNCTION test(); > > > > CREATE FUNCTION test() returns int8 AS ' > > > > BEGIN > > > > raise DEBUG \'this is dan raising a notice\'; > > > > RETURN 1; > > > > END > > > > ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; > > > > > > > > And the test: > > > > > > > > fp2rifixed=# select test(); > > > > test > > > > ------ > > > > 1 > > > > (1 row) > > > > > > > > But nothing appears in /var/log/messages (yes, syslogd was HUP'd). > > > > > > > > FWIW, this is PostgreSQL 7.2 under FreeBSD 4.5. -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ - practical examples
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