Remove 'syslog' GUC variable, and add more logical 'log_destination'

variable to control logoutput location on Unix and Win32.

Magnus Hagander

doc/src/sgml/maintenance.sgml

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+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/maintenance.sgml,v 1.33 2004/04/05 03:02:03 momjian Exp $
 -->
 
 <chapter id="maintenance">
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ VACUUM
    The simplest production-grade approach to managing log output is to
    send it all to <application>syslog</> and let
    <application>syslog</> deal with file rotation. To do this, set the
-   configurations parameter <literal>syslog</> to 2 (to log to
+   configurations parameter <literal>log_destination</> to 'syslog' (to log to
    <application>syslog</> only) in <filename>postgresql.conf</>. Then
    you can send a <literal>SIGHUP</literal> signal to the
    <application>syslog</> daemon whenever you want to force it to

doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml

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-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.256 2004/03/31 19:59:22 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.257 2004/04/05 03:02:03 momjian Exp $
 -->
 
 <Chapter Id="runtime">
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
 <programlisting>
 # This is a comment
 log_connections = yes
-syslog = 2
+log_destination = 'syslog'
 search_path = '$user, public'
 </programlisting>
     One parameter is specified per line. The equal sign between name and
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ search_path = '$user, public'
     A second way to set these configuration parameters is to give them
     as a command line option to the <command>postmaster</command>, such as:
 <programlisting>
-postmaster -c log_connections=yes -c syslog=2
+postmaster -c log_connections=yes -c log_destination='syslog'
 </programlisting>
     Command-line options override any conflicting settings in
     <filename>postgresql.conf</filename>.
@@ -1705,27 +1705,26 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF;
      <primary>server log</primary>
     </indexterm>
 
-    <sect3 id="runtime-config-logging-syslog">
-     <title>Syslog</title>
+    <sect3 id="runtime-config-logging-where">
+     <title>Where to log</title>
 
-     <indexterm zone="runtime-config-logging-syslog">
-      <primary>syslog</primary>
+     <indexterm zone="runtime-config-logging-where">
+      <primary>where to log</primary>
      </indexterm>
 
      <variablelist>
 
-     <varlistentry id="guc-syslog" xreflabel="syslog">
-      <term><varname>syslog</varname> (<type>integer</type>)</term>
+     <varlistentry id="guc-log-destination" xreflabel="log_destination">
+      <term><varname>log_destination</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> allows the use of
-        <systemitem>syslog</systemitem> for logging. If this option is
-        set to 1, messages go both to <systemitem>syslog</> and the
-        standard output. A setting of 2 sends output only to
-        <systemitem>syslog</>. (Some messages will still go to the
-        standard output/error.) The default is 0, which means
-        <systemitem>syslog</> is off. This option must be set at server
-        start.
+	<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> supports several methods
+	 for loggning, including <systemitem>stderr</systemitem> and
+	 <systemitem>syslog</systemitem>. On Windows, 
+	 <systemitem>eventlog</systemitem> is also supported. Set this
+	 option to a list of desired log destinations separated by a
+	 comma. The default is to log to <systemitem>stderr</systemitem> 
+	 only. This option must be set at server start.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

src/backend/utils/error/elog.c

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c,v 1.131 2004/03/22 15:34:22 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c,v 1.132 2004/04/05 03:02:06 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -70,25 +70,17 @@ ErrorContextCallback *error_context_stack = NULL;
 /* GUC parameters */
 PGErrorVerbosity Log_error_verbosity = PGERROR_VERBOSE;
 char       *Log_line_prefix = NULL; /* format for extra log line info */
+unsigned int Log_destination;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
-/*
- * 0 = only stdout/stderr
- * 1 = stdout+stderr and syslog
- * 2 = syslog only
- * ... in theory anyway
- */
-int			Use_syslog = 0;
 char	   *Syslog_facility;	/* openlog() parameters */
 char	   *Syslog_ident;
 
 static void write_syslog(int level, const char *line);
-
-#else
-
-#define Use_syslog 0
-#endif   /* HAVE_SYSLOG */
-
+#endif
+#ifdef WIN32
+static void write_eventlog(int level, const char *line);
+#endif
 
 /*
  * ErrorData holds the data accumulated during any one ereport() cycle.
@@ -1005,9 +997,6 @@ write_syslog(int level, const char *line)
 
 	int			len = strlen(line);
 
-	if (Use_syslog == 0)
-		return;
-
 	if (!openlog_done)
 	{
 		if (strcasecmp(Syslog_facility, "LOCAL0") == 0)
@@ -1099,6 +1088,34 @@ write_syslog(int level, const char *line)
 	}
 }
 #endif   /* HAVE_SYSLOG */
+#ifdef WIN32
+/*
+ * Write a message line to the windows event log
+ */
+static void
+write_eventlog(int level, const char *line)
+{
+	static HANDLE evtHandle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+	
+	if (evtHandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+		evtHandle = RegisterEventSource(NULL,"PostgreSQL");
+		if (evtHandle == NULL) {
+			evtHandle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ReportEvent(evtHandle,
+				level,
+				0,
+				0, /* All events are Id 0 */
+				NULL,
+				1,
+				0,
+				&line,
+				NULL);
+}
+#endif /* WIN32*/
 
 /*
  * Format tag info for log lines; append to the provided buffer.
@@ -1344,7 +1361,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
 	/* Write to syslog, if enabled */
-	if (Use_syslog >= 1)
+	if (Log_destination & LOG_DESTINATION_SYSLOG)
 	{
 		int			syslog_level;
 
@@ -1381,9 +1398,38 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 		write_syslog(syslog_level, buf.data);
 	}
 #endif   /* HAVE_SYSLOG */
-
+#ifdef WIN32
+	if (Log_destination & LOG_DESTINATION_EVENTLOG)
+	{
+		int eventlog_level;
+		switch (edata->elevel) 
+		{
+			case DEBUG5:
+			case DEBUG4:
+			case DEBUG3:
+			case DEBUG2:
+			case DEBUG1:
+			case LOG:
+			case COMMERROR:
+			case INFO:
+			case NOTICE:
+				eventlog_level = EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE;
+				break;
+			case WARNING:
+				eventlog_level = EVENTLOG_WARNING_TYPE;
+				break;
+			case ERROR:
+			case FATAL:
+			case PANIC:
+			default:
+				eventlog_level = EVENTLOG_ERROR_TYPE;
+				break;
+		}
+		write_eventlog(eventlog_level, buf.data);
+	}
+#endif   /* WIN32 */
 	/* Write to stderr, if enabled */
-	if (Use_syslog <= 1 || whereToSendOutput == Debug)
+	if ((Log_destination & LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR) || whereToSendOutput == Debug)
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s", buf.data);
 	}

src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Written by Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>.
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.196 2004/04/05 02:48:09 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.197 2004/04/05 03:02:07 momjian Exp $
  *
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ extern int	CommitSiblings;
 extern char *preload_libraries_string;
 extern int	DebugSharedBuffers;
 
+static const char *assign_log_destination(const char *value,
+				bool doit, GucSource source);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
 extern char *Syslog_facility;
 extern char *Syslog_ident;
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ static char *client_min_messages_str;
 static char *log_min_messages_str;
 static char *log_error_verbosity_str;
 static char *log_min_error_statement_str;
+static char *log_destination_string;
 static bool phony_autocommit;
 static bool session_auth_is_superuser;
 static double phony_random_seed;
@@ -279,8 +283,8 @@ const char *const config_group_names[] =
 	gettext_noop("Query Tuning / Other Planner Options"),
 	/* LOGGING */
 	gettext_noop("Reporting and Logging"),
-	/* LOGGING_SYSLOG */
-	gettext_noop("Reporting and Logging / Syslog"),
+	/* LOGGING_WHERE */
+	gettext_noop("Reporting and Logging / Where to Log"),
 	/* LOGGING_WHEN */
 	gettext_noop("Reporting and Logging / When to Log"),
 	/* LOGGING_WHAT */
@@ -933,20 +937,6 @@ static struct config_int ConfigureNamesInt[] =
 		1000, 0, INT_MAX, NULL, NULL
 	},
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
-	{
-		{"syslog", PGC_SIGHUP, LOGGING_SYSLOG,
-			gettext_noop("Uses syslog for logging."),
-			gettext_noop("If this parameter is 1, messages go both to syslog "
-						 "and the standard output. A value of 2 sends output only to syslog. "
-						 "(Some messages will still go to the standard output/error.) The "
-						 "default is 0, which means syslog is off.")
-		},
-		&Use_syslog,
-		0, 0, 2, NULL, NULL
-	},
-#endif
-
 	/*
 	 * Note: There is some postprocessing done in PostmasterMain() to make
 	 * sure the buffers are at least twice the number of backends, so the
@@ -1644,9 +1634,20 @@ static struct config_string ConfigureNamesString[] =
 		NULL, assign_session_authorization, show_session_authorization
 	},
 
+	{
+		{"log_destination", PGC_POSTMASTER, LOGGING_WHERE,
+		 gettext_noop("Sets the target for log output."),
+		 gettext_noop("Valid values are combinations of stderr, syslog "
+					  "and eventlog, depending on platform."),
+		 GUC_LIST_INPUT | GUC_REPORT
+		},
+		&log_destination_string,
+		"stderr", assign_log_destination, NULL
+	},
+
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
 	{
-		{"syslog_facility", PGC_POSTMASTER, LOGGING_SYSLOG,
+		{"syslog_facility", PGC_POSTMASTER, LOGGING_WHERE,
 			gettext_noop("Sets the syslog \"facility\" to be used when syslog enabled."),
 			gettext_noop("Valid values are LOCAL0, LOCAL1, LOCAL2, LOCAL3, "
 						 "LOCAL4, LOCAL5, LOCAL6, LOCAL7.")
@@ -1655,7 +1656,7 @@ static struct config_string ConfigureNamesString[] =
 		"LOCAL0", assign_facility, NULL
 	},
 	{
-		{"syslog_ident", PGC_POSTMASTER, LOGGING_SYSLOG,
+		{"syslog_ident", PGC_POSTMASTER, LOGGING_WHERE,
 			gettext_noop("Sets the program name used to identify PostgreSQL messages "
 						 "in syslog."),
 			NULL
@@ -4418,6 +4419,68 @@ GUCArrayDelete(ArrayType *array, const char *name)
  * assign_hook subroutines
  */
 
+static const char *
+assign_log_destination(const char *value, bool doit, GucSource source)
+{
+	char *rawstring;
+	List *elemlist;
+	List *l;
+	unsigned int  newlogdest = 0;
+ 
+	/* Need a modifiable copy of string */
+	rawstring = pstrdup(value);
+
+	/* Parse string into list of identifiers */
+	if (!SplitIdentifierString(rawstring, ',', &elemlist)) 
+	{
+		/* syntax error in list */
+		pfree(rawstring);
+		freeList(elemlist);
+		if (source >= PGC_S_INTERACTIVE)
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+					 errmsg("invalid list syntax for parameter \"log_destination\"")));
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	foreach(l, elemlist)
+	{
+		char *tok = (char *) lfirst(l);
+	
+		if (strcasecmp(tok,"stderr") == 0)
+			newlogdest |= LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR;
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
+		else if (strcasecmp(tok,"syslog") == 0)
+			newlogdest |= LOG_DESTINATION_SYSLOG;
+#endif
+#ifdef WIN32
+		else if (strcasecmp(tok,"eventlog") == 0)
+			newlogdest |= LOG_DESTINATION_EVENTLOG;
+#endif
+		else {
+			if (source >= PGC_S_INTERACTIVE)
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+						 errmsg("unrecognised \"log_destination\" key word: \"%s\"",
+								tok)));
+			pfree(rawstring);
+			freeList(elemlist);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	pfree(rawstring);
+	freeList(elemlist);
+
+	/* If we aren't going to do the assignment, just return OK indicator. */
+	if (!doit)
+		return value;
+
+	Log_destination = newlogdest;
+
+	return value;
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
 
 static const char *

src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample

@@ -145,9 +145,11 @@
 # ERROR REPORTING AND LOGGING
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# - Syslog -
+# - Where to Log -
 
-#syslog = 0			# range 0-2; 0=stdout; 1=both; 2=syslog
+#log_destination = 'stderr'	# Valid values are combinations of stderr,
+                                # syslog and eventlog, depending on
+                                # platform.
 #syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
 #syslog_ident = 'postgres'
 

src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2000-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c,v 1.103 2004/03/24 22:40:29 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c,v 1.104 2004/04/05 03:02:09 momjian Exp $
  */
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ psql_completion(char *text, int start, int end)
 		"lc_monetary",
 		"lc_numeric",
 		"lc_time",
+		"log_destination",
 		"log_duration",
 		"log_error_verbosity",
 		"log_executor_stats",
@@ -557,7 +558,6 @@ psql_completion(char *text, int start, int end)
 		"stats_row_level",
 		"stats_start_collector",
 		"superuser_reserved_connections",
-		"syslog",
 		"syslog_facility",
 		"syslog_ident",
 		"TimeZone",

src/include/utils/elog.h

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/elog.h,v 1.67 2004/03/21 22:29:11 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/elog.h,v 1.68 2004/04/05 03:02:10 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -176,11 +176,12 @@ typedef enum
 
 extern PGErrorVerbosity Log_error_verbosity;
 extern char *Log_line_prefix;
+extern unsigned int Log_destination;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
-extern int	Use_syslog;
-#endif
-
+/* Log destination bitmap */
+#define LOG_DESTINATION_STDERR   1
+#define LOG_DESTINATION_SYSLOG   2
+#define LOG_DESTINATION_EVENTLOG 4
 
 /* Other exported functions */
 extern void DebugFileOpen(void);

src/include/utils/guc_tables.h

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/guc_tables.h,v 1.9 2004/01/19 19:04:40 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/guc_tables.h,v 1.10 2004/04/05 03:02:11 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ enum config_group
 	QUERY_TUNING_GEQO,
 	QUERY_TUNING_OTHER,
 	LOGGING,
-	LOGGING_SYSLOG,
+	LOGGING_WHERE,
 	LOGGING_WHEN,
 	LOGGING_WHAT,
 	STATS,