Update HISTORY and appendix for v5.5.0

References: HL-38

README.md

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ news are always welcome.
 
 Thanks from the repmgr core team.
 
+* Ian Barwick
 * Israel Barth
 * Mario González
 * Martín Marqués
@@ -75,7 +76,6 @@ Thanks from the repmgr core team.
 
 Past contributors:
 
-* Ian Barwick
 * Jaime Casanova
 * Abhijit Menon-Sen
 * Simon Riggs

doc/configuration-permissions.xml

@@ -192,9 +192,6 @@
           <listitem>
             <simpara><link linkend="repmgr-node-service">repmgr node service</link> (to execute <command>CHECKPOINT</command> via the <option>--checkpoint</option>; note this is also called by <link linkend="repmgr-standby-switchover">repmgr standby switchover</link>)</simpara>
           </listitem>
-          <listitem>
-            <simpara><link linkend="repmgr-node-rejoin">repmgr node rejoin</link> (to execute <command>repmgr node rejoin --force-rewind</command>)</simpara>
-          </listitem>
         </itemizedlist>
       </para>
     </sect3>

doc/install-requirements.xml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   &repmgr; &repmgrversion; is compatible with all supported PostgreSQL versions from 13.x. See
+   &repmgr; &repmgrversion; is compatible with all PostgreSQL versions from 9.4. See
    section <link linkend="install-compatibility-matrix">&repmgr; compatibility matrix</link>
    for an overview of version compatibility.
   </para>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
      of incompatibilities.
    </simpara>
    <simpara>
-     If different &quot;major&quot; &repmgr; versions (e.g. 5.2.x and &repmgrversion;)
+     If different &quot;major&quot; &repmgr; versions (e.g. 4.1.x and &repmgrversion;.x)
      are installed on different nodes, in the best case &repmgr; (in particular &repmgrd;)
      will not run. In the worst case, you will end up with a broken cluster.
    </simpara>
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
       which PostgreSQL version.
     </para>
 
+
     <table id="repmgr-compatibility-matrix">
       <title>&repmgr; compatibility matrix</title>
 
@@ -116,16 +117,16 @@
         <tbody>
           <row>
             <entry>
-              &repmgr; 5.5
+              &repmgr; 5.4
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              Yes
+              (dev)
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              <link linkend="release-5.5.0">&repmgrversion;</link> (&releasedate;)
+              <link linkend="release-current">&repmgrversion;</link> (&releasedate;)
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              13, 14, 15, 16, 17
+              9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15
             </entry>
             <entry>
               &nbsp;
@@ -134,31 +135,13 @@
 
           <row>
             <entry>
-              &repmgr; 5.4.1
+              &repmgr; 5.3
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              Yes
+              YES
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              <link linkend="release-5.4.1">5.4.1</link> (2023-04-04)
+              <link linkend="release-current">&repmgrversion;</link> (&releasedate;)
-            </entry>
-            <entry>
-              10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
-            </entry>
-            <entry>
-              &nbsp;
-            </entry>
-          </row>
-
-          <row>
-            <entry>
-              &repmgr; 5.3.1
-            </entry>
-            <entry>
-              Yes
-            </entry>
-            <entry>
-              <link linkend="release-5.3.1">5.3.1</link> (2022-02-15)
             </entry>
             <entry>
               9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
@@ -173,7 +156,7 @@
               &repmgr; 5.2
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              No
+              NO
             </entry>
             <entry>
               <link linkend="release-5.2.1">5.2.1</link> (2020-12-07)
@@ -191,7 +174,7 @@
               &repmgr; 5.1
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              No
+              NO
             </entry>
             <entry>
               <link linkend="release-5.1.0">5.1.0</link> (2020-04-13)
@@ -209,7 +192,7 @@
               &repmgr; 5.0
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              No
+              NO
             </entry>
             <entry>
               <link linkend="release-5.0">5.0</link> (2019-10-15)
@@ -228,7 +211,7 @@
               &repmgr; 4.x
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              No
+              NO
             </entry>
             <entry>
               <link linkend="release-4.4">4.4</link> (2019-06-27)
@@ -246,7 +229,7 @@
               &repmgr; 3.x
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              No
+              NO
             </entry>
             <entry>
               <ulink url="https://repmgr.org/release-notes-3.3.2.html">3.3.2</ulink> (2017-05-30)
@@ -264,7 +247,7 @@
               &repmgr; 2.x
             </entry>
             <entry>
-              No
+              NO
             </entry>
             <entry>
               <ulink url="https://repmgr.org/release-notes-2.0.3.html">2.0.3</ulink> (2015-04-16)
@@ -283,12 +266,12 @@
 
     <important>
       <para>
-        The &repmgr; series older than 5.x are no longer maintained or supported.
+        The &repmgr; 2.x and 3.x series are no longer maintained or supported.
         We strongly recommend  upgrading to the latest &repmgr; version.
       </para>
       <para>
         Following the release of &repmgr; 5.0, there will be no further releases of
-        the &repmgr; 4.x series or older. Note that &repmgr; 5.x is an incremental development
+        the &repmgr; 4.x series. Note that &repmgr; 5.x is an incremental development
         of the 4.x series and &repmgr; 4.x users should upgrade to this as soon as possible.
       </para>
     </important>

doc/legal.xml

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <!-- doc/legal.xml -->
 
-<date>2025</date>
+<date>2022</date>
 
 <copyright>
- <year>2010-2025</year>
+ <year>2010-2022</year>
  <holder>EDB</holder>
 </copyright>
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  <title>Legal Notice</title>
 
  <para>
-  <productname>repmgr</productname> is Copyright &copy; 2010-2025
+  <productname>repmgr</productname> is Copyright &copy; 2010-2022
   by EDB All rights reserved.
  </para>
 

doc/repmgr-node-rejoin.xml

@@ -113,29 +113,6 @@
       </varlistentry>
 
 
-      <varlistentry>
-        <term><option>-S/--superuser</option></term>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>
-            Specify a superuser to be used by <application>pg_rewind</application>
-            for its source server connection.
-          </para>
-          <para>
-            <application>pg_rewind</application> requires a normal (non-replication)
-            connection with <literal>pg_read_server_files</literal> privilege or
-            superuser rights. If the &repmgr; user has the <literal>REPLICATION</literal>
-            attribute but lacks these privileges, use this option to specify
-            a suitably privileged user for the <application>pg_rewind</application>
-            connection. The superuser's password should be configured in
-            <filename>.pgpass</filename>.
-          </para>
-          <para>
-            This option is only effective in combination with
-            <option>--force-rewind</option>.
-          </para>
-        </listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
-
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>-W/--no-wait</option></term>
         <listitem>
@@ -304,23 +281,6 @@
       a &quot;magic bullet&quot; which can resolve all problematic replication situations.
     </para>
 
-    <note>
-      <para>
-        <command>pg_rewind</command> requires a normal (non-replication) connection to
-        the source server. The user for this connection must have superuser rights or
-        the <literal>pg_read_server_files</literal> role.
-      </para>
-      <para>
-        If the &repmgr; user has the <literal>REPLICATION</literal> attribute but does
-        not have the privileges required by <command>pg_rewind</command>, use the
-        <option>-S/--superuser</option> option to specify a suitably privileged user
-        for the <command>pg_rewind</command> source connection. For example:
-        <programlisting>
-    repmgr node rejoin -f /etc/repmgr.conf -d 'host=node3 dbname=repmgr user=repmgr' \
-        --force-rewind -S postgres</programlisting>
-      </para>
-    </note>
-
     <para>
       A typical use-case for <command>pg_rewind</command> is when a scenario like the following
       is encountered:

repmgr-action-node.c

@@ -2838,29 +2838,9 @@ do_node_rejoin(void)
 		appendShellString(&command,
 						  config_file_options.data_directory);
 
-		if (runtime_options.superuser[0] != '\0')
+		appendPQExpBuffer(&command,
-		{
+						  " --source-server='%s'",
-			t_conninfo_param_list rewind_conninfo = T_CONNINFO_PARAM_LIST_INITIALIZER;
+						  primary_node_record.conninfo);
-			char *rewind_conninfo_str = NULL;
-
-			initialize_conninfo_params(&rewind_conninfo, false);
-			parse_conninfo_string(primary_node_record.conninfo, &rewind_conninfo, NULL, false);
-			param_set(&rewind_conninfo, "user", runtime_options.superuser);
-			rewind_conninfo_str = param_list_to_string(&rewind_conninfo);
-
-			appendPQExpBuffer(&command,
-							  " --source-server='%s'",
-							  rewind_conninfo_str);
-
-			pfree(rewind_conninfo_str);
-			free_conninfo_params(&rewind_conninfo);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			appendPQExpBuffer(&command,
-							  " --source-server='%s'",
-							  primary_node_record.conninfo);
-		}
 
 		if (runtime_options.dry_run == true)
 		{
@@ -3718,7 +3698,6 @@ do_node_help(void)
 	printf(_("    --config-archive-dir    directory to temporarily store retained configuration files\n" \
 			 "                              (default: /tmp)\n"));
 	printf(_("    -W, --no-wait           don't wait for the node to rejoin cluster\n"));
-	printf(_("    -S, --superuser=USERNAME  superuser to use for pg_rewind if repmgr user is not superuser\n"));
 	puts("");
 
 	printf(_("NODE SERVICE\n"));

repmgr-action-standby.c

@@ -5359,13 +5359,6 @@ do_standby_switchover(void)
 		}
 
 		appendPQExpBufferChar(&node_rejoin_options, ' ');
-
-		if (runtime_options.superuser[0] != '\0')
-		{
-			appendPQExpBuffer(&node_rejoin_options,
-							  "--superuser=%s ",
-							  runtime_options.superuser);
-		}
 	}
 
 	key_value_list_free(&remote_config_files);

repmgr-client.c

@@ -1761,7 +1761,6 @@ check_cli_parameters(const int action)
 			case STANDBY_SWITCHOVER:
 			case NODE_CHECK:
 			case NODE_SERVICE:
-			case NODE_REJOIN:
 				break;
 			default:
 				item_list_append_format(&cli_warnings,