diff --git a/doc/cloning-standbys.sgml b/doc/cloning-standbys.sgml
index fd7b0619..a202686a 100644
--- a/doc/cloning-standbys.sgml
+++ b/doc/cloning-standbys.sgml
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
By default, pg_basebackup performs a checkpoint before beginning the backup
process. However, a normal checkpoint may take some time to complete;
a fast checkpoint can be forced with the -c/--fast-checkpoint option.
- However this may impact performance of the server being cloned from (typically the primary)
+ Note that this may impact performance of the server being cloned from (typically the primary)
so should be used with care.
@@ -384,11 +384,16 @@
Managing passwords
+
+ cloning
+ using passwords
+
+
If replication connections to a standby's upstream server are password-protected,
- the standby must be able to provide the password so it can begin streaming
- replication.
+ the standby must be able to provide the password so it can begin streaming replication.
+
The recommended way to do this is to store the password in the postgres system
user's ~/.pgpass file. It's also possible to store the password in the
@@ -396,6 +401,17 @@
security reasons. For more details see the
PostgreSQL password file documentation.
+
+
+
+ If using a pgpass file, an entry for the replication user (by default the
+ user who connects to the repmgr database) must
+ be provided, with database name set to replication, e.g.:
+
+ node1:5432:replication:repmgr:12345
+
+
+
If, for whatever reason, you wish to include the password in recovery.conf,
set use_primary_conninfo_password to true in
@@ -407,8 +423,7 @@
It is of course also possible to include the password value in the conninfo
- string for each node, but this is obviously a security risk and should be
- avoided.
+ string for each node, but this is obviously a security risk and should be avoided.
From PostgreSQL 9.6, libpq supports the passfile
diff --git a/doc/repmgr-standby-clone.sgml b/doc/repmgr-standby-clone.sgml
index 9ac9daab..96da6ce4 100644
--- a/doc/repmgr-standby-clone.sgml
+++ b/doc/repmgr-standby-clone.sgml
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@
repmgr standby clone does not start the standby, and after cloning
- repmgr standby register must be executed to notify &repmgr; of its presence.
+ a standby, the command repmgr standby register must be executed to
+ notify &repmgr; of its existence.
+
@@ -321,5 +323,11 @@
+
+ See also
+
+ See for details about various aspects of cloning.
+
+