From c69e4e93f2d9c8fe1cf92a6fce71293a0102589f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abhijit Menon-Sen Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:14:27 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Be very clear about conninfo's host= --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 816351d2..9c42859f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ The `cluster` name must be the same on all nodes. The `node` (an integer) and `node_name` must be unique to each node. The `conninfo` string must point to repmgr's database *on this node*. -The host must be a name that all the nodes in the cluster can resolve, -and all nodes must use the same username and database name, but other -parameters, such as the port, can vary between nodes. +The host must be a name that all the nodes in the cluster can resolve +(not `localhost`!). All nodes must use the same username and database +name, but other parameters, such as the port, can vary between nodes. Your `repmgr.conf` should not be stored inside the PostgreSQL data directory. We recommend `/etc/repmgr/repmgr.conf`, but you can place it