Re: Postmaster startup messages

Michael Paesold <mpaesold@gmx.at>

From: Michael Paesold <mpaesold@gmx.at>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2007-06-01T06:58:00Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
>> Does anyone actually read these?
>> LOG:  database system was shut down at 2007-05-30 17:54:39 CEST
>> LOG:  checkpoint record is at 0/42C4FC
>> LOG:  redo record is at 0/42C4FC; undo record is at 0/0; shutdown TRUE
>> LOG:  next transaction ID: 0/593; next OID: 10820
>> LOG:  next MultiXactId: 1; next MultiXactOffset: 0
>> LOG:  database system is ready
> 
>> Why not just:
> 
>> LOG:  database system is ready
> 
> I like the report of the previous system state (the first line).
> I agree that the four in the middle could be reduced to DEBUG1 or
> some such.

+1 from me. In case of recovery, I think one should still get the full 
output, no? It might be important information then.

Best Regards
Michael Paesold