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doc: update release notes and upgrade instructions

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Ian Barwick
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behaviour and some additional configuration parameters.
</para>
<para>
&repmgr; 4.1.0 introduces changes to the &repmgr; extension schema, meaning
<command>ALTER EXTENSION repmgr UPGRADE</command> must be executed after
installing the new version.
This release can be installed as a simple package upgrade from repmgr 4.0 ~ 4.0.6.
The following post-upgrade steps must be carried out:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<application>repmgrd</application> (if running) must be restarted.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Execute <command>ALTER EXTENSION repmgr UPGRADE</command>
on the primary server in the database where &repmgr; is installed.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
A restart of the PostgreSQL server is <emphasis>not</emphasis> required
for this release.
</para>
<para>
See <xref linkend="upgrading-repmgr-extension"> for more details.
</para>
<para>
Configuration changes are backwards-compatible and no changes to
<filename>repmgr.conf</filename> are required. However users should
review changes listed below.
review the changes listed below.
</para>
<sect2>

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</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
In the database where the &repmgr; extension is installed, execute
<command>ALTER EXTENSION repmgr UPDATE</command>.
<application>repmgrd</application> (if running) must be restarted.
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
For major releases, e.g. from <literal>4.0.x</literal> to <literal>4.1</literal>,
execute <command>ALTER EXTENSION repmgr UPDATE</command>
on the primary node in the database where the &repmgr; extension is installed.
</simpara>
<simpara>
This will update the extension metadata and, if necessary, apply
changes to the &repmgr; extension objects.
</simpara>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
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release as they may contain upgrade instructions particular to individual versions.
</para>
<para>
If the <application>repmgrd</application> daemon is in use, we recommend stopping it
before upgrading &repmgr;.
</para>
<para>
Note that it may be necessary to restart the PostgreSQL server if the upgrade contains
changes to the shared object file used by <application>repmgrd</application>; check the