Re: warning message in standby - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: warning message in standby
Date
Msg-id 201006120119.o5C1JJr11129@momjian.us
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In response to Re: warning message in standby  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: warning message in standby
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Robert Haas wrote:
> > If my streaming replication stops working, I want to know about it as
> > soon as possible. WARNING just doesn't cut it.
> >
> > This needs some better thought.
> >
> > If we PANIC, then surely it will PANIC again when we restart unless we
> > do something. So we can't do that. But we need to do something better
> > than
> >
> > WARNING there is a bug that will likely cause major data loss
> > HINT you'll be sacked if you miss this message
> 
> +1.  I was making this same argument (less eloquently) upthread.
> I particularly like the errhint().

I am wondering what action would be most likely to get the
administrator's attention.

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