Log PostgreSQL version number on startup

petere · petere · commit 689d15e95e35 · 2019-01-30T23:26:10.000+01:00
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. Author: Christoph Berg <christoph.berg@credativ.de> Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/20181121144611.GJ15795@msg.credativ.de/
diff --git 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.
 	 *

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -1052,6 +1052,10 @@ PostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])`
`1052`	`1052`
`1053`	`1053`	`whereToSendOutput = DestNone;`
`1054`	`1054`
	`1055`	`+ /* Report server startup in log */`
	`1056`	`+ ereport(LOG,`
	`1057`	`+ (errmsg("starting %s", PG_VERSION_STR)));`
	`1058`	`+`
`1055`	`1059`	`/*`
`1056`	`1060`	`* Establish input sockets.`
`1057`	`1061`	`*`