Re: when the startup process doesn't

Thomas Munro <thomas(dot)munro(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 5:55 AM Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> If I had to pick one of these two ideas, I'd pick the one the
>> log-based solution, since it seems easier to access and simplifies
>> retrospective analysis, but I suspect SQL access would be quite useful
>> for some users too, especially in cloud environments where "just log
>> into the machine and have a look" is not an option.

> +1 for both ideas. I've heard multiple requests for something like
> that. A couple of users with update_process_title=off told me they
> regretted that choice when they found themselves running a long crash
> recovery with the only indicator of progress disabled.

Hmm ... +1 for progress messages in the log, but I'm suspicious about
the complexity-and-fragility-versus-value tradeoff for the other thing.

regards, tom lane