diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 6a3732c914..6152ab88c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2002, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.108 2002/10/07 17:04:30 tgl Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.109 2002/11/02 15:54:12 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1206,13 +1206,12 @@ XLogFlush(XLogRecPtr record)
 
 	if (XLOG_DEBUG)
 	{
-		elog(LOG, "XLogFlush%s%s: request %X/%X; write %X/%X; flush %X/%X\n",
+		elog(LOG, "XLogFlush%s%s: request %X/%X; write %X/%X; flush %X/%X",
 			 (IsBootstrapProcessingMode()) ? "(bootstrap)" : "",
 			 (InRedo) ? "(redo)" : "",
 			 record.xlogid, record.xrecoff,
 			 LogwrtResult.Write.xlogid, LogwrtResult.Write.xrecoff,
 			 LogwrtResult.Flush.xlogid, LogwrtResult.Flush.xrecoff);
-		fflush(stderr);
 	}
 
 	/* Disabled during REDO */
diff --git a/src/backend/executor/nodeSort.c b/src/backend/executor/nodeSort.c
index 6ce648e2b2..e12baeb76a 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/nodeSort.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/nodeSort.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/executor/nodeSort.c,v 1.36 2002/06/20 20:29:28 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/executor/nodeSort.c,v 1.37 2002/11/02 15:54:13 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ ExecSort(Sort *node)
 		 * finally set the sorted flag to true
 		 */
 		sortstate->sort_Done = true;
-		SO1_printf(stderr, "ExecSort: sorting done.\n");
+		SO1_printf("ExecSort: %s\n", "sorting done");
 	}
 
 	SO1_printf("ExecSort: %s\n",
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/init/findbe.c b/src/backend/utils/init/findbe.c
index 3c5e04055a..ce5c521f3e 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/init/findbe.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/init/findbe.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/init/Attic/findbe.c,v 1.30 2002/09/04 20:31:31 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/init/Attic/findbe.c,v 1.31 2002/11/02 15:54:13 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ FindExec(char *full_path, const char *argv0, const char *binary_name)
 			elog(DEBUG1, "FindExec: found \"%s\" using argv[0]", full_path);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		fprintf(stderr, "FindExec: invalid binary \"%s\"\n",
-				buf);
+		elog(LOG, "FindExec: invalid binary \"%s\"", buf);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -213,8 +212,7 @@ FindExec(char *full_path, const char *argv0, const char *binary_name)
 				case -1:		/* wasn't even a candidate, keep looking */
 					break;
 				case -2:		/* found but disqualified */
-					fprintf(stderr, "FindExec: could not read binary \"%s\"\n",
-							buf);
+					elog(LOG, "FindExec: could not read binary \"%s\"", buf);
 					free(path);
 					return -1;
 			}
@@ -224,6 +222,6 @@ FindExec(char *full_path, const char *argv0, const char *binary_name)
 		free(path);
 	}
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "FindExec: could not find a %s to execute...\n", binary_name);
+	elog(LOG, "FindExec: could not find a %s to execute", binary_name);
 	return -1;
 }