I just installed a compiled from src 8.3.11. I usually include %i, command tag, in the log_line_prefix setting. This causes some spewage I'd not seen before on connection received lines as if it is dumping the environment: [unknown],17462,[unknown],2010-05-26 16:04:33.293 EDT,4bfd7ed1.4436,1,2010-05-26 16:04:33 EDT,0,/usr/local/pgsql8311/bin/postgres-D/var/database/pgsql/alerts_subscribeMANPATH=/usr/local/pgsql/man:HOSTNAME=test.cns.vt.eduTERM=xtermSHELL=/bin/bashHISTSIZE=1000ANT_HOME=/var/local/apache-antUSER=postgresqlLS_COLORS=no=00:fi=00:di=00;34:ln=00;36:pi=40;33:so=00;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=01;05;37;41:mi=01;05;37;41:ex=00;32:*.cmd=00;32:*.exe=00;32:*.com=00;32:*.btm=00;32:*.bat=00;32:*.sh=00;32:*.csh=00;32:*.tar=00;31:*.tgz=00;31:*.arj=00;31:*.taz=00;31:*.lzh=00;31:*.zip=00;31:*.z=00;31:*.Z=00;31:*.gz=00;31:*.bz2=00;31:*.bz=00;31:*.tz=00;31:*.rpm=00;31:*.cpio=00;31:*.jpg=00;35:*.gif=00;35:*.bmp=00;35:*.xbm=00;35:*.xpm=00;35:*.png=00;35:*.tif=00;35:LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/openssl/:/usr/local/pgsql/lib:PATH=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_20/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/db03/app/oracle/product/11.1.0/bin:/var/local/apache-ant/bin:/usr/local/maven/bin:/usr/local/pgsql/binMAIL=/var/spool/mail/postgresql_=/usr/local/pgsql8311/bin/postgresPWD=/home/postgresqlINPUTRC=/etc/inputrcJAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_20LANG=en_US.UTF-8PGSYSCONFDIR=/usr/local/pgsql8311/etcSSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpassPGDIR=/usr/local/pgsqlHOME=/home/postgresqlSHLVL=2M2_HOME=/usr/local/mavenLOGNAME=postgresqlCVS_RSH=/usr/bin/sshPGDATA=/var/database/pgsql/alerts_subscribeLESSOPEN=|/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %sORACLE_HOME=/db03/app/oracle/product/11.1.0G_BROKEN_FILENAMES=1 LOG: connection received: host=198.82.3.23 port=49723 I took the $i out of the mix for now: [unknown],17469,[unknown],2010-05-26 16:05:18.312 EDT,4bfd7efe.443d,1,2010-05-26 16:05:18 EDT,0 LOG: connection received: host=198.82.41.41 port=49707 Is this repeatable elsewhere? Thanks. -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin