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@@ -3037,6 +3037,14 @@ local0.* /var/log/postgresql
to the <application>syslog</application> daemon's configuration file
to make it work.
</para>
+ <para>
+ On Windows, when you use the <literal>eventlog</literal>
+ option for <varname>log_destination</>, you should
+ register an event source and its library with the operating
+ system so that the Windows Event Viewer can display event
+ log messages cleanly.
+ See <xref linkend="event-log-registration"> for details.
+ </para>
</note>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -3287,6 +3295,23 @@ local0.* /var/log/postgresql
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="guc-event-source" xreflabel="event_source">
+ <term><varname>event_source</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><varname>event_source</> configuration parameter</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When logging to <application>event log</> is enabled, this parameter
+ determines the program name used to identify
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> messages in
+ the log. The default is <literal>PostgreSQL</literal>.
+ This parameter can only be set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</>
+ file or on the server command line.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="runtime-config-logging-when">