logging verbosity

[Fourhundred Thecat]

 > On 2021-02-05 06:00, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> On 05/02/2021 05:17, Fourhundred Thecat wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I definitely want to keep logging unsuccessful auth, but how can I
>> suppress the verbose rest?
>>
>> and lastly, can these settings be set per-user?
>>
>> Can I suppress verbose for user 'bob' but keep for others?
>
> grep -v ?
>
> Seriously, whether you view logs in a web application or at the
> commandline, having a way to filter them is essential.  And if you have
> common filters, being able to to pre-program them is useful.  Once in a
> blue moon, it's maybe useful to know something about how a user is
> getting on or a problem s/he's having.

thank you, but can this not be configured in dovecot?

rather than logging everything and then filtering with grep.