DbContextOptionsBuilder.EnableSensitiveDataLogging Doesn't Do Anything

Question

I'm trying to track down the cause of an Entity Framework InvalidOperationException in an ASP.NET Core project. The exception suggests using DbContextOptionsBuilder.EnableSensitiveDataLogging.

In my Startup.cs I have:

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    services.AddDbContext<TodoContext>(opt =>
    {
        opt.UseInMemoryDatabase("TodoList");
        opt.EnableSensitiveDataLogging();
    });
    services.AddMvc().SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Version_2_2);
}

The problem is it doesn't seem to do anything. The exception message I get is exactly the same and still suggests using DbContextOptionsBuilder.EnableSensitiveDataLogging.

Am I missing something?

Answer 1

I had the same problem. Solved it by using the OnConfiguring method in the DbContext itself, rather than the ConfigureServices method in Startup.

protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
{
    optionsBuilder.EnableSensitiveDataLogging();
}

This option is documented here.