doc: update FAQ

Additional clarification for "repmgr standby clone --recovery-conf-only"
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Ian Barwick
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<sect1 id="faq-repmgr" xreflabel="repmgr">
<title><command>repmgr</command></title>
<sect2 id="faq-register-existing-node" xreflabel="">
<sect2 id="faq-register-existing-node" xreflabel="registering an existing node">
<title>Can I register an existing PostgreSQL server with repmgr?</title>
<para>
Yes, any existing PostgreSQL server which is part of the same replication
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standby to have been cloned using &repmgr;.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="faq-repmgr-clone-other-source" >
<title>Can I use a standby not cloned by &repmgr; as a &repmgr; node?</title>
<para>
For a standby which has been manually cloned or recovered from an external
backup manager such as Barman, the command
<command><link linkend="repmgr-standby-clone">repmgr standby clone --recovery-conf-only</link></command>
can be used to create the correct <filename>recovery.conf</filename> file for
use with &repmgr; (and will create a replication slot if required). Once this has been done,
<link linkend="repmgr-standby-register">register the node</link> as usual.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="faq-repmgr-failed-primary-standby" xreflabel="Reintegrate a failed primary as a standby">
<title>How can a failed primary be re-added as a standby?</title>
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</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="faq-repmgr-clone-other-source" >
<title>Can I use a standby not cloned by &repmgr; as a &repmgr; node?</title>
<para>
Yes - use <link linkend="repmgr-standby-create-recovery-conf">repmgr standby clone --recovery-conf-only</link> to create the node's
<filename>recovery.conf</filename> file, and
<link linkend="repmgr-standby-register">register the node</link> as usual.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>

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<listitem>
<para>
add <command><link linkend="repmgr-standby-clone">repmgr standby clone</link> --recovery-conf-only</command>
add <command><link linkend="repmgr-standby-clone">repmgr standby clone --recovery-conf-only</link></command>
option to enable integration of a standby cloned from another source into a &repmgr; cluster (GitHub #382)
</para>
</listitem>