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Mathieu Othacehe Jan. 14, 2021, 1:36 p.m. UTC
Hello,

Here's a patch to improve PostgreSQL service. It merges
<postgresql-configuration> and <postgresql-config-file> records. It also
sanitises parameters conversion and logging.

Thanks,

Mathieu

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Christopher Baines Jan. 14, 2021, 9:56 p.m. UTC | #1
Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Here's a patch to improve PostgreSQL service. It merges
> <postgresql-configuration> and <postgresql-config-file> records. It also
> sanitises parameters conversion and logging.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mathieu
> From 87703b749631acd8ddc2b9eeb36a5be7189a019b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:13:30 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] Improve PostgreSQL service.
>
> Merge <postgresql-configuration> and <postgresql-config-file> records,
> sanitize parameters convertion and logging.
>
> * gnu/services/databases.scm (postgresql-config-file,
> postgresql-config-file?, postgresql-config-file-log-destination,
> postgresql-config-file-hba-file, postgresql-config-file-ident-file,
> postgresql-config-file-extra-config, postgresql-configuration): Remove them.
> (postgresql-configuration-log-destination,
> postgresql-configuration-hba-file,
> postgresql-configuration-ident-file,
> postgresql-configuration-socket-directory,
> postgresql-configuration-extra-config,
> postgresql-configuration-extension-packages): New exported procedures.
> (<postgresql-config-file>): Merge it with ...
> (<postgresql-configuration>): ... this record, and add a "socket-directory"
> field.
> (postgresql-config-file-compiler): Replace it with ...
> (postgresql-config-file): ... this procedure.
> (postgresql-activation): Use "match-record" instead of "match". Create the
> "socket-directory" if needed.
> (postgresql-shepherd-service): Use "match-record" intead of "match". Pass the
> "log-destination" argument to "pg_ctl" if needed.
> (postgresql-service): Remove it.
> * gnu/tests/databases.scm (%postgresql-log-directory): New variable.
> (%postgresql-os): Pass "log-destination" and "extra-config" fields.
> (log-file): New test case.
> * gnu/tests/guix.scm (%guix-data-service-os): Adapt accordingly.
> * doc/guix.texi (Database Services): Ditto.

I haven't read through these changes in detail, but the mixing of the
record describing the config file, and the record for configuring the
service introduces the limitation that you can no longer specify any
lowerable object (like a file) or something like a string to use a
config file outside of the store. Did you have a reason for mixing the
records together?
Mathieu Othacehe Jan. 15, 2021, 8:56 a.m. UTC | #2
Hello Chris,

> I haven't read through these changes in detail, but the mixing of the
> record describing the config file, and the record for configuring the
> service introduces the limitation that you can no longer specify any
> lowerable object (like a file) or something like a string to use a
> config file outside of the store. Did you have a reason for mixing the
> records together?

I must admit I overlooked that possibility. The reason for merging the
records is that the "log-destination" is now needed both to enable
"pg_ctl" logging in "postgresql-shepherd-service" and in
"postgresql-config-file" to be written in PostgreSQL configuration.

Plus having a record called <postgresql-configuration> that does not
contain some of the configuration field feels weird.

Is passing a lowerable config file a use case of yours? In that case I
could still add a "raw-config" field to override the configuration file
creation.

Thanks,

Mathieu
Christopher Baines Jan. 16, 2021, 11:44 a.m. UTC | #3
Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> writes:

> Hello Chris,
>
>> I haven't read through these changes in detail, but the mixing of the
>> record describing the config file, and the record for configuring the
>> service introduces the limitation that you can no longer specify any
>> lowerable object (like a file) or something like a string to use a
>> config file outside of the store. Did you have a reason for mixing the
>> records together?
>
> I must admit I overlooked that possibility. The reason for merging the
> records is that the "log-destination" is now needed both to enable
> "pg_ctl" logging in "postgresql-shepherd-service" and in
> "postgresql-config-file" to be written in PostgreSQL configuration.
>
> Plus having a record called <postgresql-configuration> that does not
> contain some of the configuration field feels weird.
>
> Is passing a lowerable config file a use case of yours? In that case I
> could still add a "raw-config" field to override the configuration file
> creation.

It's not, however given I'm able to make changes to the service
definition, that's what I generally do when I have a problem with it,
rather than sidestepping the Guix configuration layer. It's hard to tell
if anyone is doing that or not.

This pattern of using a record with a gexp-compiler is used for quite a
few services now, but mostly because I've implemented quite a few
services (I think there's one case where someone else did similarly).

I get that there's some value in trying to help users by creating the
relevant directory for logs, but I'm not sure it requires all these
changes.

I'm also unsure about using the same names for configuration parameters,
but picking different semantics. log-destination [1] can be a list
(comma separated string), which I reasonably could be "stderr,syslog" or
'(stderr syslog) in the Guix configuration (just as an example), and
with the service changes proposed here the string value would mean that
log_directory gets set to "stderr,syslog" which seems wrong.

1: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/runtime-config-logging.html#GUC-LOG-DESTINATION
Mathieu Othacehe Jan. 18, 2021, 10:16 a.m. UTC | #4
Hello,

Here's a v2 of the patchset. Following Chris advises, I did not merge the two
configuration records. I also break the patch into four smaller patches.

I also added a 'postgresql-role-service-type' that allows to create database
roles in a declarative fashion.

Thanks,

Mathieu

Mathieu Othacehe (5):
  services: postgresql: Use Guile datatypes.
  services: postgresql: Add socket directory support.
  services: postgresql: Add log directory support.
  services: postgresql: Wrap long lines.
  services: postgresql: Add postgresql-role-service-type.

 doc/guix.texi              |  90 +++++++++++++-
 gnu/services/databases.scm | 233 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 gnu/tests/databases.scm    |  72 +++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 342 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
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Patch

From 87703b749631acd8ddc2b9eeb36a5be7189a019b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:13:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Improve PostgreSQL service.

Merge <postgresql-configuration> and <postgresql-config-file> records,
sanitize parameters convertion and logging.

* gnu/services/databases.scm (postgresql-config-file,
postgresql-config-file?, postgresql-config-file-log-destination,
postgresql-config-file-hba-file, postgresql-config-file-ident-file,
postgresql-config-file-extra-config, postgresql-configuration): Remove them.
(postgresql-configuration-log-destination,
postgresql-configuration-hba-file,
postgresql-configuration-ident-file,
postgresql-configuration-socket-directory,
postgresql-configuration-extra-config,
postgresql-configuration-extension-packages): New exported procedures.
(<postgresql-config-file>): Merge it with ...
(<postgresql-configuration>): ... this record, and add a "socket-directory"
field.
(postgresql-config-file-compiler): Replace it with ...
(postgresql-config-file): ... this procedure.
(postgresql-activation): Use "match-record" instead of "match". Create the
"socket-directory" if needed.
(postgresql-shepherd-service): Use "match-record" intead of "match". Pass the
"log-destination" argument to "pg_ctl" if needed.
(postgresql-service): Remove it.
* gnu/tests/databases.scm (%postgresql-log-directory): New variable.
(%postgresql-os): Pass "log-destination" and "extra-config" fields.
(log-file): New test case.
* gnu/tests/guix.scm (%guix-data-service-os): Adapt accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (Database Services): Ditto.
---
 doc/guix.texi              |  89 +++++-----
 gnu/services/databases.scm | 332 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
 gnu/tests/databases.scm    |  30 +++-
 gnu/tests/guix.scm         |  10 +-
 4 files changed, 245 insertions(+), 216 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index f38e018dff..7fb7652166 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -19302,14 +19302,41 @@  Port on which PostgreSQL should listen.
 @item @code{locale} (default: @code{"en_US.utf8"})
 Locale to use as the default when creating the database cluster.
 
-@item @code{config-file} (default: @code{(postgresql-config-file)})
-The configuration file to use when running PostgreSQL.  The default
-behaviour uses the postgresql-config-file record with the default values
-for the fields.
-
 @item @code{data-directory} (default: @code{"/var/lib/postgresql/data"})
 Directory in which to store the data.
 
+@item @code{log-destination} (default: @code{'syslog})
+The logging method to use for PostgreSQL.  It can be set to a directory,
+such as @code{"/var/log/postgresql"}.  In that case, PostgreSQL will
+write log files to that directory.  The @command{pg_ctl} output will
+also be written to a file named @code{"pg_ctl.log"} in that very
+directory.  This file can be useful to debug PostgreSQL configuration
+errors for instance.
+
+@item @code{hba-file} (default: @code{%default-postgres-hba})
+Filename or G-expression for the host-based authentication
+configuration.
+
+@item @code{ident-file} (default: @code{%default-postgres-ident})
+Filename or G-expression for the user name mapping configuration.
+
+@item @code{socket-directory} (default: @code{"/var/lib/postgresql"})
+Specifies the directory of the Unix-domain socket(s) on which PostgreSQL
+is to listen for connections from client applications.  If set to
+@code{#false} PostgreSQL does not listen on any Unix-domain sockets, in
+which case only TCP/IP sockets can be used to connect to the server.
+
+@item @code{extra-config} (default: @code{'()})
+List of additional keys and values to include in the PostgreSQL config
+file.  Each entry in the list should be a list where the first element
+is the key, and the remaining elements are the values.
+
+The values can be numbers, booleans or strings and will be mapped to
+PostgreSQL parameters types @code{Boolean}, @code{String},
+@code{Numeric}, @code{Numeric with Unit} and @code{Enumerated} described
+@uref{https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/config-setting.html,
+here}.
+
 @item @code{extension-packages} (default: @code{'()})
 @cindex postgresql extension-packages
 Additional extensions are loaded from packages listed in
@@ -19351,54 +19378,28 @@  dblink as they are already loadable by postgresql.  This field is only
 required to add extensions provided by other packages.
 
 @end table
-@end deftp
 
-@deftp {Data Type} postgresql-config-file
-Data type representing the PostgreSQL configuration file.  As shown in
-the following example, this can be used to customize the configuration
-of PostgreSQL.  Note that you can use any G-expression or filename in
-place of this record, if you already have a configuration file you'd
-like to use for example.
+Here is an example of PostgreSQL configuration, with the log destination
+set to @code{"/var/log/postgresql"} directory.  A few random extra
+config parameters types are passed.
 
 @lisp
 (service postgresql-service-type
          (postgresql-configuration
-          (config-file
-           (postgresql-config-file
-            (log-destination "stderr")
-            (hba-file
-             (plain-file "pg_hba.conf"
-                         "
+          (log-destination "/var/log/postgresql")
+          (hba-file
+           (plain-file "pg_hba.conf"
+                       "
 local	all	all			trust
 host	all	all	127.0.0.1/32 	md5
 host	all	all	::1/128 	md5"))
-            (extra-config
-             '(("session_preload_libraries"     "'auto_explain'")
-               ("random_page_cost"              "2")
-               ("auto_explain.log_min_duration" "'100ms'")
-               ("work_mem"                      "'500MB'")
-               ("logging_collector"             "on")
-               ("log_directory"                 "'/var/log/postgresql'")))))))
+          (extra-config
+           '(("session_preload_libraries"     "auto_explain")
+             ("random_page_cost"              2)
+             ("auto_explain.log_min_duration" "100 ms")
+             ("work_mem"                      "500 MB")
+             ("debug_print_plan"              #t)))))
 @end lisp
-
-@table @asis
-@item @code{log-destination} (default: @code{"syslog"})
-The logging method to use for PostgreSQL.  Multiple values are accepted,
-separated by commas.
-
-@item @code{hba-file} (default: @code{%default-postgres-hba})
-Filename or G-expression for the host-based authentication
-configuration.
-
-@item @code{ident-file} (default: @code{%default-postgres-ident})
-Filename or G-expression for the user name mapping configuration.
-
-@item @code{extra-config} (default: @code{'()})
-List of additional keys and values to include in the PostgreSQL config
-file.  Each entry in the list should be a list where the first element
-is the key, and the remaining elements are the values.
-
-@end table
 @end deftp
 
 @subsubheading MariaDB/MySQL
diff --git a/gnu/services/databases.scm b/gnu/services/databases.scm
index d2dc5f0da8..013ca97227 100644
--- a/gnu/services/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/databases.scm
@@ -38,22 +38,19 @@ 
   #:use-module (guix gexp)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
-  #:export (postgresql-config-file
-            postgresql-config-file?
-            postgresql-config-file-log-destination
-            postgresql-config-file-hba-file
-            postgresql-config-file-ident-file
-            postgresql-config-file-extra-config
-
-            postgresql-configuration
+  #:export (postgresql-configuration
             postgresql-configuration?
             postgresql-configuration-postgresql
             postgresql-configuration-port
             postgresql-configuration-locale
-            postgresql-configuration-file
             postgresql-configuration-data-directory
+            postgresql-configuration-log-destination
+            postgresql-configuration-hba-file
+            postgresql-configuration-ident-file
+            postgresql-configuration-socket-directory
+            postgresql-configuration-extra-config
+            postgresql-configuration-extension-packages
 
-            postgresql-service
             postgresql-service-type
 
             memcached-service-type
@@ -98,49 +95,6 @@  host	all	all	::1/128 	md5"))
   (plain-file "pg_ident.conf"
               "# MAPNAME       SYSTEM-USERNAME         PG-USERNAME"))
 
-(define-record-type* <postgresql-config-file>
-  postgresql-config-file make-postgresql-config-file
-  postgresql-config-file?
-  (log-destination postgresql-config-file-log-destination
-                   (default "syslog"))
-  (hba-file        postgresql-config-file-hba-file
-                   (default %default-postgres-hba))
-  (ident-file      postgresql-config-file-ident-file
-                   (default %default-postgres-ident))
-  (extra-config    postgresql-config-file-extra-config
-                   (default '())))
-
-(define-gexp-compiler (postgresql-config-file-compiler
-                       (file <postgresql-config-file>) system target)
-  (match file
-    (($ <postgresql-config-file> log-destination hba-file
-                                 ident-file extra-config)
-     (define (single-quote string)
-       (if string
-           (list "'" string "'")
-           '()))
-
-     (define contents
-       (append-map
-        (match-lambda
-          ((key) '())
-          ((key . #f) '())
-          ((key values ...) `(,key " = " ,@values "\n")))
-
-        `(("log_destination" ,@(single-quote log-destination))
-          ("hba_file" ,@(single-quote hba-file))
-          ("ident_file" ,@(single-quote ident-file))
-          ,@extra-config)))
-
-     (gexp->derivation
-      "postgresql.conf"
-      #~(call-with-output-file (ungexp output "out")
-          (lambda (port)
-            (display
-             (string-append #$@contents)
-             port)))
-      #:local-build? #t))))
-
 (define-record-type* <postgresql-configuration>
   postgresql-configuration make-postgresql-configuration
   postgresql-configuration?
@@ -149,13 +103,59 @@  host	all	all	::1/128 	md5"))
                       (default 5432))
   (locale             postgresql-configuration-locale
                       (default "en_US.utf8"))
-  (config-file        postgresql-configuration-file
-                      (default (postgresql-config-file)))
   (data-directory     postgresql-configuration-data-directory
                       (default "/var/lib/postgresql/data"))
+  (log-destination    postgresql-configuration-log-destination
+                      (default 'syslog))
+  (hba-file           postgresql-configuration-hba-file
+                      (default %default-postgres-hba))
+  (ident-file         postgresql-configuration-ident-file
+                      (default %default-postgres-ident))
+  (socket-directory   postgresql-configuration-socket-directory
+                      (default "/var/run/postgresql"))
+  (extra-config       postgresql-configuration-extra-config
+                      (default '()))
   (extension-packages postgresql-configuration-extension-packages
                       (default '())))
 
+(define (postgresql-config-file config)
+  (match-record config <postgresql-configuration>
+    (log-destination hba-file ident-file socket-directory extra-config)
+    ;; See: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/config-setting.html.
+    (define (format-value value)
+      (cond
+       ((boolean? value)
+        (list (if value "on" "off")))
+       ((number? value)
+        (list (number->string value)))
+       (else
+        (list "'" value "'"))))
+
+    (define contents
+      (append-map
+       (match-lambda
+         ((key) '())
+         ((key . #f) '())
+         ((key values ...)
+          `(,key " = " ,@(append-map format-value values) "\n")))
+
+       `(,@(cond
+            ((eq? log-destination 'syslog)
+             '(("log_destination" "syslog")))
+            ((string? log-destination)
+             `(("log_destination" "stderr")
+               ("logging_collector" #t)
+               ("log_directory" ,log-destination)))
+            (else '()))
+         ("hba_file" ,hba-file)
+         ("ident_file" ,ident-file)
+         ,@(if socket-directory
+               `(("unix_socket_directories" ,socket-directory))
+               '())
+         ,@extra-config)))
+
+    (apply mixed-text-file "postgresql.conf" contents)))
+
 (define %postgresql-accounts
   (list (user-group (name "postgres") (system? #t))
         (user-account
@@ -178,124 +178,126 @@  host	all	all	::1/128 	md5"))
          #:builder
          (begin
            (use-modules (guix build utils) (guix build union) (srfi srfi-26))
-           (union-build (assoc-ref %outputs "out") (map (lambda (input) (cdr input)) %build-inputs))
+           (union-build (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
+                        (map (lambda (input) (cdr input)) %build-inputs))
            #t)))
       (inputs
        `(("postgresql" ,postgresql)
          ,@(map (lambda (extension) (list "extension" extension))
                 extension-packages))))))
 
-(define postgresql-activation
-  (match-lambda
-    (($ <postgresql-configuration> postgresql port locale config-file data-directory
-        extension-packages)
-     #~(begin
-         (use-modules (guix build utils)
-                      (ice-9 match))
-
-         (let ((user (getpwnam "postgres"))
-               (initdb (string-append #$(final-postgresql postgresql extension-packages)
-                                      "/bin/initdb"))
-               (initdb-args
-                (append
-                 (if #$locale
-                     (list (string-append "--locale=" #$locale))
-                     '()))))
-           ;; Create db state directory.
-           (mkdir-p #$data-directory)
-           (chown #$data-directory (passwd:uid user) (passwd:gid user))
-
-           ;; Drop privileges and init state directory in a new
-           ;; process.  Wait for it to finish before proceeding.
-           (match (primitive-fork)
-             (0
-              ;; Exit with a non-zero status code if an exception is thrown.
-              (dynamic-wind
-                (const #t)
-                (lambda ()
-                  (setgid (passwd:gid user))
-                  (setuid (passwd:uid user))
-                  (primitive-exit
-                   (apply system*
-                          initdb
-                          "-D"
-                          #$data-directory
-                          initdb-args)))
-                (lambda ()
-                  (primitive-exit 1))))
-             (pid (waitpid pid))))))))
-
-(define postgresql-shepherd-service
-  (match-lambda
-    (($ <postgresql-configuration> postgresql port locale config-file data-directory
-        extension-packages)
-     (let* ((pg_ctl-wrapper
-             ;; Wrapper script that switches to the 'postgres' user before
-             ;; launching daemon.
-             (program-file
-              "pg_ctl-wrapper"
-              #~(begin
-                  (use-modules (ice-9 match)
-                               (ice-9 format))
-                  (match (command-line)
-                    ((_ mode)
-                     (let ((user (getpwnam "postgres"))
-                           (pg_ctl #$(file-append (final-postgresql postgresql extension-packages)
-                                                  "/bin/pg_ctl"))
-                           (options (format #f "--config-file=~a -p ~d"
-                                            #$config-file #$port)))
-                       (setgid (passwd:gid user))
-                       (setuid (passwd:uid user))
-                       (execl pg_ctl pg_ctl "-D" #$data-directory "-o" options
-                              mode)))))))
-            (pid-file (in-vicinity data-directory "postmaster.pid"))
-            (action (lambda args
-                      #~(lambda _
-                          (invoke #$pg_ctl-wrapper #$@args)
-                          (match '#$args
-                            (("start")
-                             (call-with-input-file #$pid-file read))
-                            (_ #t))))))
-       (list (shepherd-service
-              (provision '(postgres))
-              (documentation "Run the PostgreSQL daemon.")
-              (requirement '(user-processes loopback syslogd))
-              (modules `((ice-9 match)
-                         ,@%default-modules))
-              (start (action "start"))
-              (stop (action "stop"))))))))
+(define (postgresql-activation config)
+  (match-record config <postgresql-configuration>
+    (postgresql port locale data-directory log-destination socket-directory
+                extension-packages)
+    #~(begin
+        (use-modules (guix build utils)
+                     (ice-9 match))
+
+        (let ((user (getpwnam "postgres"))
+              (initdb (string-append
+                       #$(final-postgresql postgresql extension-packages)
+                       "/bin/initdb"))
+              (initdb-args
+               (append
+                (if #$locale
+                    (list (string-append "--locale=" #$locale))
+                    '()))))
+          ;; Create db state directory.
+          (mkdir-p #$data-directory)
+          (chown #$data-directory (passwd:uid user) (passwd:gid user))
+
+          (when (string? #$socket-directory)
+            (mkdir-p #$socket-directory)
+            (chown #$socket-directory (passwd:uid user) (passwd:gid user)))
+
+          (when (string? #$log-destination)
+            (mkdir-p #$log-destination)
+            (chown #$log-destination (passwd:uid user) (passwd:gid user)))
+
+          ;; Drop privileges and init state directory in a new
+          ;; process.  Wait for it to finish before proceeding.
+          (match (primitive-fork)
+            (0
+             ;; Exit with a non-zero status code if an exception is thrown.
+             (dynamic-wind
+               (const #t)
+               (lambda ()
+                 (setgid (passwd:gid user))
+                 (setuid (passwd:uid user))
+                 (primitive-exit
+                  (apply system*
+                         initdb
+                         "-D"
+                         #$data-directory
+                         initdb-args)))
+               (lambda ()
+                 (primitive-exit 1))))
+            (pid (waitpid pid)))))))
+
+(define (postgresql-shepherd-service config)
+  (match-record config <postgresql-configuration>
+    (postgresql port locale data-directory log-destination extension-packages)
+    (let* ((config-file (postgresql-config-file config))
+           (pg_ctl-wrapper
+            ;; Wrapper script that switches to the 'postgres' user before
+            ;; launching daemon.
+            (program-file
+             "pg_ctl-wrapper"
+             #~(begin
+                 (use-modules (ice-9 match)
+                              (ice-9 format))
+                 (match (command-line)
+                   ((_ mode)
+                    (let ((user (getpwnam "postgres"))
+                          (pg_ctl #$(file-append
+                                     (final-postgresql postgresql
+                                                       extension-packages)
+                                     "/bin/pg_ctl"))
+                          (options
+                           (format #f "--config-file=~a -p ~d"
+                                   #$config-file
+                                   #$port)))
+                      (setgid (passwd:gid user))
+                      (setuid (passwd:uid user))
+                      (execl pg_ctl pg_ctl "-D" #$data-directory
+                             #$@(if (string? log-destination)
+                                    (list "-l"
+                                          (string-append log-destination
+                                                         "/pg_ctl.log"))
+                                    '())
+                             "-o" options
+                             mode)))))))
+           (pid-file (in-vicinity data-directory "postmaster.pid"))
+           (action (lambda args
+                     #~(lambda _
+                         (invoke #$pg_ctl-wrapper #$@args)
+                         (match '#$args
+                           (("start")
+                            (call-with-input-file #$pid-file read))
+                           (_ #t))))))
+      (list (shepherd-service
+             (provision '(postgres))
+             (documentation "Run the PostgreSQL daemon.")
+             (requirement '(user-processes loopback syslogd))
+             (modules `((ice-9 match)
+                        ,@%default-modules))
+             (start (action "start"))
+             (stop (action "stop")))))))
 
 (define postgresql-service-type
-  (service-type (name 'postgresql)
-                (extensions
-                 (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
-                                          postgresql-shepherd-service)
-                       (service-extension activation-service-type
-                                          postgresql-activation)
-                       (service-extension account-service-type
-                                          (const %postgresql-accounts))
-                       (service-extension profile-service-type
-                                          (compose list postgresql-configuration-postgresql))))))
-
-(define-deprecated (postgresql-service #:key (postgresql postgresql)
-                                       (port 5432)
-                                       (locale "en_US.utf8")
-                                       (config-file (postgresql-config-file))
-                                       (data-directory "/var/lib/postgresql/data")
-                                       (extension-packages '()))
-  postgresql-service-type
-  "Return a service that runs @var{postgresql}, the PostgreSQL database server.
-
-The PostgreSQL daemon loads its runtime configuration from @var{config-file}
-and stores the database cluster in @var{data-directory}."
-  (service postgresql-service-type
-           (postgresql-configuration
-            (postgresql postgresql)
-            (port port)
-            (locale locale)
-            (config-file config-file)
-            (data-directory data-directory)
-            (extension-packages extension-packages))))
+  (service-type
+   (name 'postgresql)
+   (extensions
+    (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
+                             postgresql-shepherd-service)
+          (service-extension activation-service-type
+                             postgresql-activation)
+          (service-extension account-service-type
+                             (const %postgresql-accounts))
+          (service-extension
+           profile-service-type
+           (compose list postgresql-configuration-postgresql))))))
 
 
 ;;;
diff --git a/gnu/tests/databases.scm b/gnu/tests/databases.scm
index 31d5ae4c6a..499ab8c9d1 100644
--- a/gnu/tests/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/tests/databases.scm
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ 
   #:use-module (gnu system shadow)
   #:use-module (gnu system vm)
   #:use-module (gnu services)
+  #:use-module (gnu services base)
   #:use-module (gnu services databases)
   #:use-module (gnu services networking)
   #:use-module (gnu packages databases)
@@ -214,11 +215,21 @@ 
 ;;; The PostgreSQL service.
 ;;;
 
+(define %postgresql-log-directory
+  "/var/log/postgresql")
+
 (define %postgresql-os
   (simple-operating-system
    (service postgresql-service-type
             (postgresql-configuration
-             (postgresql postgresql-10)))))
+             (postgresql postgresql-10)
+             (log-destination %postgresql-log-directory)
+             (extra-config
+              '(("session_preload_libraries" "auto_explain")
+                ("random_page_cost" 2)
+                ("auto_explain.log_min_duration" "100 ms")
+                ("work_mem" "500 MB")
+                ("debug_print_plan" #t)))))))
 
 (define (run-postgresql-test)
   "Run tests in %POSTGRESQL-OS."
@@ -254,6 +265,23 @@ 
                 (start-service 'postgres))
              marionette))
 
+          (test-assert "log-file"
+            (marionette-eval
+             '(begin
+                (use-modules (ice-9 ftw)
+                             (ice-9 match))
+                (current-output-port
+                 (open-file "/dev/console" "w0"))
+                (let ((server-log-file
+                       (string-append #$%postgresql-log-directory
+                                      "/pg_ctl.log")))
+                  (and (file-exists? server-log-file)
+                       (display
+                        (call-with-input-file server-log-file
+                          get-string-all)))
+                  #t))
+             marionette))
+
           (test-end)
           (exit (= (test-runner-fail-count (test-runner-current)) 0)))))
 
diff --git a/gnu/tests/guix.scm b/gnu/tests/guix.scm
index af7d8f0b21..4446c4e36b 100644
--- a/gnu/tests/guix.scm
+++ b/gnu/tests/guix.scm
@@ -157,14 +157,12 @@ 
    (service postgresql-service-type
             (postgresql-configuration
              (postgresql postgresql-10)
-             (config-file
-              (postgresql-config-file
-               (hba-file
-                (plain-file "pg_hba.conf"
-                            "
+             (hba-file
+              (plain-file "pg_hba.conf"
+                          "
 local	all	all			trust
 host	all	all	127.0.0.1/32 	trust
-host	all	all	::1/128 	trust"))))))
+host	all	all	::1/128 	trust"))))
    (service guix-data-service-type
             (guix-data-service-configuration
              (host "0.0.0.0")))
-- 
2.29.2