diff --git a/autofailover_quick_setup.rst b/autofailover_quick_setup.rst index a4fd7b47..eaa01c95 100644 --- a/autofailover_quick_setup.rst +++ b/autofailover_quick_setup.rst @@ -192,8 +192,15 @@ Initialize the witness server:: su - postgres repmgr -d repmgr -U repmgr -h 192.168.1.10 -D $WITNESS_PGDATA -f /etc/repmgr/repmgr.conf witness create -It needs information to connect to the master to copy the configuration of the cluster, also it needs to know where it should initialize it's own $PGDATA. -As part of the procees it also ask for the superuser password so it can connect when needed. +The witness server needs the following information from the command +line: + +* Connection details for the current master, to copy the cluster + configuration. +* A location for initializing its own $PGDATA. + +It will also ask for the superuser password on the witness database so +it can reconnect when needed. Start the repmgrd daemons -------------------------