Re: Bug #928: server_min_messages (log_min_messages in CVS) have

Tom Lane wrote:
> pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
> > In src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c "server_min_messages"
> > ("log_min_messages" in CVS)configuration option have PGC_USERSET
> > GucContext. I think that it is not good idea that user can
> > change server log details level. I suggest change GucContext in
> > this case on PGC_SIGHUP.
>
> PGC_SUSET would be appropriate if we think that there's really a security
> issue here.  But ISTM this was already considered when the present setup
> was designed, and we deliberately chose USERSET.  Bruce, do you remember
> what the reasoning was?

The issue was that you might want to increase server logging in certain
clients to help debug a problem.  If we had a "don't raise me" setting,
that would work.

Another idea is to add the ability to SET things perminantly.

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