log_disconnections

Causes session terminations to be logged. The log output provides information similar to log_connections, plus the duration of the session. Only superusers and users with the appropriate SET privilege can change this parameter at session start, and it cannot be changed at all within a session. The default is off.

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Causes session terminations to be logged. The log output provides information similar to log_connections, plus the duration of the session. Only superusers and users with the appropriate SET privilege can change this parameter at session start, and it cannot be changed at all within a session. The default is off.

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<p>
        Causes session terminations to be logged.  The log output
        provides information similar to <code class="varname">log_connections</code>,
        plus the duration of the session.
        Only superusers and users with the appropriate <code class="literal">SET</code>
        privilege can change this parameter at session start,
        and it cannot be changed at all within a session.
        The default is <code class="literal">off</code>.
       </p>

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