diff --git a/doc/repmgr-node-rejoin.xml b/doc/repmgr-node-rejoin.xml
index b4d4a128..1fbafc80 100644
--- a/doc/repmgr-node-rejoin.xml
+++ b/doc/repmgr-node-rejoin.xml
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@
-
+
Execute pg_rewind.
- It is only necessary to provide the pg_rewind path
- if using PostgreSQL 9.4, and pg_rewind
- is not installed in the PostgreSQL bin directory.
+ See for more details on using
+ pg_rewind.
+
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@
repmgr node rejoin can optionally use pg_rewind to re-integrate a
node which has diverged from the rest of the cluster, typically a failed primary.
- pg_rewind is available in PostgreSQL 9.5 and later as part of the core distribution,
- and can be installed from external sources for PostgreSQL 9.4.
@@ -382,6 +380,29 @@
DETAIL: node 2 is now attached to node 3
+
+
+
+ pg_rewind and PostgreSQL 9.4
+
+
+ pg_rewind
+ PostgreSQL 9.4
+
+
+
+ pg_rewind is available in PostgreSQL 9.5 and later as part of the core distribution.
+ Users of PostgreSQL 9.4 will need to manually install it; the source code is available here:
+ https://github.com/vmware/pg_rewind.
+ If the pg_rewind
+ binary is not installed in the PostgreSQL bin directory, provide
+ its full path on the demotion candidate with .
+
+
+ Note that building the 9.4 version of pg_rewind requires the PostgreSQL
+ source code.
+
+
@@ -475,7 +496,7 @@
See also
-
+ ,
diff --git a/doc/repmgr-standby-switchover.xml b/doc/repmgr-standby-switchover.xml
index 90deb15c..ef0ce2a4 100644
--- a/doc/repmgr-standby-switchover.xml
+++ b/doc/repmgr-standby-switchover.xml
@@ -154,9 +154,12 @@
Use pg_rewind to reintegrate the old primary if necessary
(and the prerequisites for using pg_rewind are met).
+
+
If using PostgreSQL 9.4, and the pg_rewind
binary is not installed in the PostgreSQL bin directory,
- provide its full path. For more details see also .
+ provide its full path. For more details see also
+ and .
diff --git a/doc/switchover.xml b/doc/switchover.xml
index ecb59b84..08c9ca51 100644
--- a/doc/switchover.xml
+++ b/doc/switchover.xml
@@ -242,21 +242,12 @@
- For more details on pg_rewind, see:
+ For more details on pg_rewind, see section
+ in the repmgr node rejoin documentation and
+ the PostgreSQL documentation at
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pgrewind.html.
-
- pg_rewind has been part of the core PostgreSQL distribution since
- version 9.5. Users of PostgreSQL 9.4 will need to manually install it; the source code is available here:
- https://github.com/vmware/pg_rewind.
- If the pg_rewind
- binary is not installed in the PostgreSQL bin directory, provide
- its full path on the demotion candidate with .
-
-
- Note that building the 9.4 version of pg_rewind requires the PostgreSQL
- source code.
-
+