# Can pt-kill Log User and Host Details in Log File?

**URL:** https://forums.percona.com/t/can-pt-kill-log-user-and-host-details-in-log-file/31675
**Category:** Percona Toolkit
**Tags:** community, mysql, percona
**Created:** [July 18, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-pt-kill-log-user-and-host-details-in-log-file/31675 "2024-07-18T07:06:21Z")
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### Author: ![Asuwini\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/asuwini_p/32/9824_2.png) [@Asuwini\_P](https://forums.percona.com/u/Asuwini_P)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-pt-kill-log-user-and-host-details-in-log-file/31675/1 "2024-07-18T07:06:21Z")

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Is it possible to include the user and host details of killed queries in the pt-kill log file? Currently, I can see the following details:

1. Timestamp
2. Thread ID
3. Query Time
4. Query

Are there any options to log the user and hostname as well?

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### Author: ![kedarpercona](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/kedarpercona/32/809_2.png) [@kedarpercona](https://forums.percona.com/u/kedarpercona)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-pt-kill-log-user-and-host-details-in-log-file/31675/2 "2024-07-18T08:05:01Z")

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Hi @Asuwini_P

Can you try using `--print --json`?  
Ref: [pt-kill — Percona Toolkit Documentation](https://docs.percona.com/percona-toolkit/pt-kill.html#cmdoption-pt-kill-json)

Thanks,  
K

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### Author: ![Asuwini\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/asuwini_p/32/9824_2.png) [@Asuwini\_P](https://forums.percona.com/u/Asuwini_P)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-pt-kill-log-user-and-host-details-in-log-file/31675/3 "2024-07-18T08:09:45Z")

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Thank you @kedarpercona, got the required details in the log file
