From 8e8fa64cdefdbebfecb431b766def198ac9ad673 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christoph Berg Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:43:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] 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 119c01d745..40a0222220 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c @@ -1052,6 +1052,10 @@ PostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[]) whereToSendOutput = DestNone; + /* Report server startup in log */ + ereport(LOG, + (errmsg("starting %s", PG_VERSION_STR))); + /* * Establish input sockets. * -- 2.20.1