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doc: clarify data directory requirement in quickstart guide

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Ian Barwick
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<sect1 id="quickstart-standby-preparation">
<title>Preparing the standby</title>
<para>
On the standby, do not create a PostgreSQL instance, but do ensure the destination
On the standby, do <emphasis>not</emphasis> create a PostgreSQL instance (i.e.
do not execute <application>initdb</application> or any database creation
scripts provided by packages), but do ensure the destination
data directory (and any other directories which you want PostgreSQL to use)
exist and are owned by the <literal>postgres</literal> system user. Permissions
must be set to <literal>0700</literal> (<literal>drwx------</literal>).
</para>
<tip>
<simpara>
&repmgr; will place a copy of the primary's database files in this directory.
It will however refuse to run if a PostgreSQL instance has already been
created there.
</simpara>
</tip>
<para>
Check the primary database is reachable from the standby using <application>psql</application>:
</para>