diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index e6d750d..dcb04cf 100644
*** a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
--- b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
*************** PostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
*** 1164,1170 ****
--- 1164,1180 ----
  	 * Log_destination permits.  We don't do this until the postmaster is
  	 * fully launched, since startup failures may as well be reported to
  	 * stderr.
+ 	 *
+ 	 * If we are in fact disabling logging to stderr, first emit a log message
+ 	 * saying so, to provide a breadcrumb trail for users who may not remember
+ 	 * that they configured logging to go somewhere else.
  	 */
+ 	if (!(Log_destination & LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR))
+ 		ereport(LOG,
+ 				(errmsg("ending log output to stderr"),
+ 				 errhint("Future log output will go to log destination \"%s\".",
+ 						 Log_destination_string)));
+ 
  	whereToSendOutput = DestNone;
  
  	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
index e3b6102..957843f 100644
*** a/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
--- b/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c
*************** SysLogger_Start(void)
*** 634,639 ****
--- 634,653 ----
  			/* now we redirect stderr, if not done already */
  			if (!redirection_done)
  			{
+ #ifdef WIN32
+ 				int			fd;
+ #endif
+ 
+ 				/*
+ 				 * Leave a breadcrumb trail when redirecting, since many
+ 				 * people have been misled by seeing some output to postmaster
+ 				 * stderr and thinking that that's all there is.
+ 				 */
+ 				ereport(LOG,
+ 						(errmsg("redirecting log output to logging collector process"),
+ 						 errhint("Look in directory \"%s\" for future log output.",
+ 								 Log_directory)));
+ 
  #ifndef WIN32
  				fflush(stdout);
  				if (dup2(syslogPipe[1], fileno(stdout)) < 0)
*************** SysLogger_Start(void)
*** 649,656 ****
  				close(syslogPipe[1]);
  				syslogPipe[1] = -1;
  #else
- 				int			fd;
- 
  				/*
  				 * open the pipe in binary mode and make sure stderr is binary
  				 * after it's been dup'ed into, to avoid disturbing the pipe
--- 663,668 ----
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index a812ccd..a415b90 100644
*** a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
--- b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
*************** emit_log_hook_type emit_log_hook = NULL;
*** 109,114 ****
--- 109,115 ----
  int			Log_error_verbosity = PGERROR_VERBOSE;
  char	   *Log_line_prefix = NULL;		/* format for extra log line info */
  int			Log_destination = LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR;
+ char	   *Log_destination_string = NULL;
  
  #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
  
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index 2b753f8..8c9e9a9 100644
*** a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
--- b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
*************** int			tcp_keepalives_count;
*** 444,451 ****
   * cases provide the value for SHOW to display.  The real state is elsewhere
   * and is kept in sync by assign_hooks.
   */
- static char *log_destination_string;
- 
  static char *syslog_ident_str;
  static bool phony_autocommit;
  static bool session_auth_is_superuser;
--- 444,449 ----
*************** static struct config_string ConfigureNam
*** 2871,2877 ****
  						 "depending on the platform."),
  			GUC_LIST_INPUT
  		},
! 		&log_destination_string,
  		"stderr",
  		check_log_destination, assign_log_destination, NULL
  	},
--- 2869,2875 ----
  						 "depending on the platform."),
  			GUC_LIST_INPUT
  		},
! 		&Log_destination_string,
  		"stderr",
  		check_log_destination, assign_log_destination, NULL
  	},
diff --git a/src/include/utils/elog.h b/src/include/utils/elog.h
index 6df0d37..59d6f5e 100644
*** a/src/include/utils/elog.h
--- b/src/include/utils/elog.h
*************** typedef enum
*** 428,433 ****
--- 428,434 ----
  extern int	Log_error_verbosity;
  extern char *Log_line_prefix;
  extern int	Log_destination;
+ extern char *Log_destination_string;
  
  /* Log destination bitmap */
  #define LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR	 1