Re: application_name appears in Reporting and logging

On Tuesday, July 12, 2011, Emanuel Calvo <postgres(dot)arg(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> I don't know but seems to be incorrect, it is really in this category?
>
> Version 9.1 beta 2
>
> postgres=# select * from pg_settings where name = 'application_name';
> -[ RECORD 1 ]----------------------------------------------------------------
> name       | application_name
> setting    | psql
> unit       |
> category   | Reporting and Logging / What to Log
> short_desc | Sets the application name to be reported in statistics and logs.
> extra_desc |
> context    | user
> vartype    | string
> source     | client
>

That is per design - why does it seem wrong?

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