From 49f786a26110ca55d12c47f75e8662047e78c5c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christoph Berg Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:43:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Log PostgreSQL version number on startup Logging the PostgreSQL version on startup is useful for two reasons: There is a clear marker in the log file that a new postmaster is beginning, and it's useful for tracking the server version across startup while upgrading. --- src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c index a33a131182..e0abfd686a 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c @@ -1306,6 +1306,10 @@ PostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[]) whereToSendOutput = DestNone; + /* Report server startup in log */ + ereport(LOG, + (errmsg("starting %s", PG_VERSION_STR))); + /* * Initialize stats collection subsystem (this does NOT start the * collector process!) -- 2.19.1