Re: postgresql-8.3.6-1PGDG : redirect_stderr = on does not start server

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: suresh adapa <suresha(at)collab(dot)net>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: postgresql-8.3.6-1PGDG : redirect_stderr = on does not start server
Date: 2009-04-07 14:31:01
Message-ID: 1393.1239114661@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> suresh adapa wrote:
>> If I have the above line the and try to start, I can see below in the
>> pgstartup.log
>>
>> FATAL: unrecognized configuration parameter "redirect_stderr"

> redirect_stderr was renamed to logging_collector in version 8.3.

In general, copying an older version's config file without checking
for changes is a bad idea --- we feel free to whack around the parameter
set as well as the possible values in any major release.

regards, tom lane

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