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Support configurable eventlog application names on Windows

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This allows different instances to use the eventlog with different
identifiers, by setting the event_source GUC, similar to how
syslog_ident works.

Original patch by MauMau, heavily modified by Magnus Hagander
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Magnus Hagander
2011-10-25 20:02:55 +02:00
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="event-log-registration">
<title>Registering <application>Event Log</> on <systemitem
class="osname">Windows</></title>
<indexterm zone="event-log-registration">
<primary>event log</primary>
<secondary>event log</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
To register a <systemitem class="osname">Windows</>
<application>event log</> library with the operating system,
issue this command:
<screen>
<userinput>regsvr32 <replaceable>pgsql_library_directory</>/pgevent.dll</>
</screen>
This creates registry entries used by the event viewer, under the default
event source named <literal>PostgreSQL</literal>.
</para>
<para>
To specify a different event source name (see
<xref linkend="guc-event-source">), use the <literal>/n</literal>
and <literal>/i</literal> options:
<screen>
<userinput>regsvr32 /n /i:<replaceable>event_source_name</> <replaceable>pgsql_library_directory</>/pgevent.dll</>
</screen>
</para>
<para>
To unregister the <application>event log</> library from
the operating system, issue this command:
<screen>
<userinput>regsvr32 /u [/i:<replaceable>event_source_name</>] <replaceable>pgsql_library_directory</>/pgevent.dll</>
</screen>
</para>
<note>
<para>
To enable event logging in the database server, modify
<xref linkend="guc-log-destination"> to include
<literal>eventlog</literal> in <filename>postgresql.conf</filename>.
</para>
</note>
</sect1>
</chapter>