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doc: clarify permissions requirements in "standby switchover"

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Ian Barwick
2022-05-13 14:25:02 +09:00
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@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@
<refsect1>
<title>User permission requirements</title>
<para><emphasis>data_directory</emphasis></para>
<para>
&repmgr; needs to be able to determine the location of the data directory on the
demotion candidate. If the &repmgr; is not a superuser or member of the <varname>pg_read_all_settings</varname>
<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/predefined-roles.html">predefined roles</ulink>,
the name of a superuser should be provided with the <option>-S</option>/<option>--superuser</option> option.
</para>
<para><emphasis>CHECKPOINT</emphasis></para>
<para>
&repmgr; executes <command>CHECKPOINT</command> on the demotion candidate as part of the shutdown
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@
<para>
Note that <command>CHECKPOINT</command> requires database superuser permissions to execute.
If the <literal>repmgr</literal> user is not a superuser, the name of a superuser should be
provided with the <option>-S</option>/<option>--superuser</option>.
provided with the <option>-S</option>/<option>--superuser</option> option.
</para>
<para>
If &repmgr; is unable to execute the <command>CHECKPOINT</command> command, the switchover