From 19b2f8f0d5cd1a9ec44ef19b12e4f15fd63d236e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Ingo=20B=C3=BCrk?= Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 22:51:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added a note to the debugging docs about sensitive data. resolves #1687 --- docs/debugging | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/debugging b/docs/debugging index 894a873b..639dbdfe 100644 --- a/docs/debugging +++ b/docs/debugging @@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ i3-msg 'debuglog on; shmlog on; reload' == Obtaining the debug logfile +Please note that log files may contain sensitive data such as window titles. +The best way to avoid submitting such information is to only run the necessary +applications to reproduce the behavior when saving the log file. This will also +make analyzing the log file easier. + No matter whether i3 misbehaved in some way without crashing or whether it just crashed, the logfile provides all information necessary to debug the problem. -- 2.39.2