mirror of
https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/repmgr.git
synced 2026-03-22 22:56:29 +00:00
doc: update section about passwords when cloning standbys
Reference new password management section and remove duplicate info.
This commit is contained in:
@@ -458,10 +458,8 @@ description = "Main cluster"
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
The recommended way to do this is to store the password in the <literal>postgres</literal> system
|
||||
user's <filename>~/.pgpass</filename> file. It's also possible to store the password in the
|
||||
environment variable <varname>PGPASSWORD</varname>, however this is not recommended for
|
||||
security reasons. For more details see the
|
||||
<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-pgpass.html">PostgreSQL password file documentation</ulink>.
|
||||
user's <filename>~/.pgpass</filename> file. For more information on using the password file, see
|
||||
the documentation section <xref linkend="configuration-password-file"/>.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<note>
|
||||
@@ -483,19 +481,6 @@ description = "Main cluster"
|
||||
will need to be set during any action which causes <filename>recovery.conf</filename> to be
|
||||
rewritten, e.g. <xref linkend="repmgr-standby-follow"/>.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
It is of course also possible to include the password value in the <varname>conninfo</varname>
|
||||
string for each node, but this is obviously a security risk and should be avoided.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
From PostgreSQL 9.6, <application>libpq</application> supports the <varname>passfile</varname>
|
||||
parameter in connection strings, which can be used to specify a password file other than
|
||||
the default <filename>~/.pgpass</filename>.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
To have &repmgr; write a custom password file in <varname>primary_conninfo</varname>,
|
||||
specify its location in <varname>passfile</varname> in <filename>repmgr.conf</filename>.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect2 id="cloning-advanced-replication-user" xreflabel="Separate replication user">
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user