Re: Add errdetail() with PID and UID about source of termination signal - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Hi Jakub

On 18/02/2026 08:32, Jakub Wartak wrote:
> I would first like to learn if that would be a welcomed feature or not.

+1

I think it's a very useful feature (only tested on Linux)

FATAL:  terminating connection due to administrator command
DETAIL:  signal sent by PID 1592705, UID 1000.

I'm wondering if there is a standard style for displaying such values in
DETAIL. For instance, the checkpoint LOG is formatted like this:

LOG:  checkpoint complete: ... write=0.044 s, sync=0.071 s, ...

I'm not sure if it applies for DETAIL, but at least it's what the
example at the error style guide[1] suggests:

Detail:     Failed syscall was shmget(key=%d, size=%u, 0%o).

Thanks!

Best, Jim


1 - https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/error-style-guide.html