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Ian Barwick b6264b77c4 repmgr: mandate explicit configuration for "daemon (start|stop)"
The initial implementation was designed to fall back to "manual"
start/stop of repmgrd if the "repmgrd_service_..._command" parameters
were not set.

However on reflection, this is too much of a potential footgun, so
we will mandate provision of these parameters.
2019-01-30 10:57:06 +09:00

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<refentry id="repmgr-daemon-start">
<indexterm>
<primary>repmgr daemon start</primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>repmgrd</primary>
<secondary>starting</secondary>
</indexterm>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>repmgr daemon start</refentrytitle>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>repmgr daemon start</refname>
<refpurpose>Start the <application>repmgrd</application> daemon</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
This command starts the <application>repmgrd</application> daemon on the
local node.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Configuration</title>
<para>
<command>repmgr daemon start</command> will execute the command defined by the
<varname>repmgrd_service_start_command</varname> parameter in <filename>repmgr.conf</filename>.
This must be set to a shell command which will start <application>repmgrd</application>;
if &repmgr; was installed from a package, this will be the service command defined by the
package. For more details see <link linkend="appendix-packages">Appendix: &repmgr; package details</link>.
</para>
<important>
<para>
If &repmgr; was installed from a system package, and you do not configure
<varname>repmgrd_service_start_command</varname> to an appropriate service command, this may
result in the system becoming confused about the state of the <application>repmgrd</application>
service; this is particularly the case with <literal>systemd</literal>.
</para>
</important>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--dry-run</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Check prerequisites but don't actually attempt to start <application>repmgrd</application>.
</para>
<para>
This action will output the command which would be executed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Exit codes</title>
<para>
Following exit codes can be emitted by <command>repmgr daemon start</command>:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>SUCCESS (0)</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<application>repmgrd</application> could be started.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>ERR_BAD_CONFIG (1)</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<varname>repmgrd_service_start_command</varname> is not defined in
<filename>repmgr.conf</filename>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>ERR_REPMGRD_SERVICE (27)</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<application>repmgrd</application> could not be started.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See also</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="repmgr-daemon-stop">, <xref linkend="repmgr-daemon-status">
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>