decibel=# set log_min_error_statement=error; SET decibel=# select 1 2; ERROR: syntax error at or near "2" at character 10 LINE 1: select 1 2; ^ decibel=# \q decibel@xxxxxxxxxxx[11:47]~:21%tail -n 2 /opt/local/var/log/pgsql8/postgres.log ERROR: syntax error at or near "2" at character 10 STATEMENT: select 1 2; decibel@xxxxxxxxxxx[11:47]~:22% On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 03:46:23PM +0100, Frank van Vugt wrote: > Hi, > > I may be overlooking some option here, but somewhere between the v7 series and > the current v8.1.1 that I'm using, failed queries stopped being logged, only > the error message appears in the log (config option log_statement = all). > > I.e. executing > > select 1 2; > > will result in just the logging of > > ERROR: syntax error at or near "2" at character 10 > > Earlier versions logged the failed query as well, which made it a lot easier > to cut&paste queries generated by applications in development in order to > hunt down the problem. > > - psql follows up on the error by printing the line where it occured > > - setting log_error_verbosity to 'verbose' doesn't log the query itself either > > > Is there a way to get the failed query into the log, or should it have been > there in the first place? > > > > > > -- > Best, > > > > > Frank. > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461