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Subject: Re: [Proposal] Adding Log File Capability to pg_createsubscriber
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On Wed, Dec 17, 2025, at 7:07 AM, vignesh C wrote:
>
> By providing this as an option, users can store the log files outside
> the data directory, eliminating the need for any additional handling
> during backups.
>

Do we really need an option to capture the stdout / stderr output to a file? I
doubt it. There is already various ways to capture. psql and pg_upgrade are the
only tools that have this option. And honestly, I've never seen these options
used in the field.


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