Re: debug_level 0 does not stop debug messages

Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> OK, I did a little research on this. It turns out that this code in
> vacuum.c:

> if (vacstmt->verbose)
> MESSAGE_LEVEL = NOTICE;
> else
> MESSAGE_LEVEL = DEBUG;

> controls whether the message comes out as a NOTICE or a DEBUG. My guess
> is that you are doing a VACUUM VERBOSE, and those are coming out in the
> server logs.

> Guys, is this the proper way to handle this?

It could probably be done better, but VACUUM has behaved like that for
quite a few years now. I don't see any need to change it until we have
a complete redesign of message handling in mind. Peter E. has muttered
about some ideas in that line...

regards, tom lane