Thread: pg_archivecleanup outputs errors messages which are not error messages per se

Hi,

I am using pg_archivecleanup in a shell script that sends STDERR to a
log file, and I see the foilowing:

pg_archivecleanup: keep WAL file
"/db/current/wal/0000000900000017000000DD" and later
pg_archivecleanup: removing file "/db/current/wal/0000000900000017000000DC"
pg_archivecleanup: removing file "/db/current/wal/0000000900000017000000DB"

Should those messages considered as being "errors"?

I don't think so.

I am using the debian 9.1 package, could you reproduce that on your side?

Best,

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On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Benjamin Henrion <bh@udev.org> wrote:

> I am using pg_archivecleanup in a shell script that sends STDERR to a
> log file, and I see the foilowing:
>
> pg_archivecleanup: keep WAL file
> "/db/current/wal/0000000900000017000000DD" and later
> pg_archivecleanup: removing file "/db/current/wal/0000000900000017000000D=
C"
> pg_archivecleanup: removing file "/db/current/wal/0000000900000017000000D=
B"
>
> Should those messages considered as being "errors"?
>
> I don't think so.

This is a feature not a bug, since that allows the messages to appear
in the PG log when the utility is used as an archive_cleanup_command.

If you'd like to submit a patch to allow -s mode (silent) or similar,
we'd be happy to receive it.

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