Re: [PATCH] Include application_name in "connection authorized" log message

On 2018-Jun-22, Andres Freund wrote:

> On 2018-06-22 15:50:06 -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > On 2018-Jun-22, Andres Freund wrote:
> >
> > > On 2018-06-22 15:26:06 -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > > > On 2018-Jun-22, Andres Freund wrote:
> > > > > I think a fair argument could be made that you'd want to have
> > > > > application_name logged exactly once, not in every line. Just to cope
> > > > > with log volume. With decent log analysis tools once is enough.
> > > >
> > > > Seems harder than it sounds ... because if the user turns off
> > > > log_connections then it's not longer in the log.
> > >
> > > That's superuser only, so I really don't quite buy that argument.
> >
> > I meant if the DBA disables it in postgresql.conf then the info is
> > nowhere.
>
> I'm not following - application_name isn't logged anywhere by default
> currently either.

Right. I +1'd the proposal to have it in the log_connections line.

My mind was wandering about doing more than that (or doing something
different), but let's not derail the thread.

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