Re: using syslog to capture RAISE notices

Yes, use postgresql.conf:

    #syslog = 0                     # range 0-2
    #syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
    #syslog_ident = 'postgres'

Set syslog to 1 or 2.  Remove # comment character.

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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
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> > >
> > >
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>
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> Dan Langille
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>
>

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