diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6a319c42..ff387e16 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ both passwordless SSH access and the path of `repmgr.conf` on that server. > careful preparation and with adequate attention. In particular you should > be confident that your network environment is stable and reliable. > -> We recommend running `repmgr standby switchover` at the most verbose +> We recommend running `repmgr standby switchover` at the most verbose > logging level (`--log-level DEBUG --verbose`) and capturing all output > to assist troubleshooting any problems. > @@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ should have been updated to reflect this: ### Caveats -- the functionality provided `repmgr standby switchover` is primarily aimed +- The functionality provided `repmgr standby switchover` is primarily aimed at a two-server master/standby replication cluster and currently does not support additional standbys. - `repmgr standby switchover` is designed to use the `pg_rewind` utility, @@ -819,6 +819,11 @@ should have been updated to reflect this: the `repmgrd` may try and promote a standby by itself. - Any other standbys attached to the old master will need to be manually instructed to point to the new master (e.g. with `repmgr standby follow`). +- You must ensure that following a server start using `pg_ctl`, log output + is not send to STDERR (the default behaviour). If logging is not configured, + We recommend setting `logging_collector=on` in `postgresql.conf` and + providing an explicit `-l/--log` setting in `repmgr.conf`'s `pg_ctl_options` + parameter. We hope to remove some of these restrictions in future versions of `repmgr`.