We are working on improve this for 8.1. I assume you are talking about protocol prepare rather than the PREPARE statement, which should be logged. Even in 8.1 we don't log the bind values, but we should. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Jensen wrote: > PostgreSQL folks, > > It appears that even with the most verbose logging options enabled, > PostgreSQL logs prepared queries like this: > > select * from transactions where code = $1 > > And never logs the bind values that correspond to $1, etc. > > This instance I noticed is under PostgreSQL 7.4, both with fairly > default logging settings and with these settings in an attempt to > maximize the detail level: > > log_min_messages = debug5 > log_error_verbosity = verbose > log_min_error_statement = debug5 > log_min_duration_statement = -1 > log_connections = true > log_disconnections = true > log_duration = true > log_statement = 'all' > log_hostname = false > > I checked the docs for Pg 7.4 and 8.0, and didn't see any indication that > this is configurable. > > Is it true that there is no option to log prepared query bind values? If > so, would a patch that enables this, either always or via a configuration > option, be welcome? Without the bind values, I am unable to retrace events > and discover the causes of problems. > > Thanks, > Jon > > -- > Jon Jensen > End Point Corporation > http://www.endpoint.com/ > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not > match > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend